The Art and Science of a Productive Performance Review (Parts 4 & 5 of “5 Keys to Improving Team Productivity”) Which performance review does your company give: Fifty minutes of focus on mistakes, weaknesses, and how to fix them, with a few minutes of praise for accomplishments? Or, fresh and timely feedback on accomplishments, a…
Building Accountable Teams: Establishing Norms that Make Sense Does your team take its deadlines seriously and consistently hit agreed upon goals? Are you working in a culture where missed deadlines are a regular occurrence with no consequences? Building an accountable team is indeed a challenge. So far this month, I have written about the…
Key No. 2 to Improving Team Productivity Measuring What Drives Team Success Do you know what to measure in order to improve team productivity? Knowing what to measure before you take the job will set you up for future success. Knowing which measures of your previous success to present in the interview will help…
Step 1 to Improve Team Productivity Congratulations on starting your new job. You have inherited a team of direct reports and one of your top priorities is to improve performance. Where to begin? Before a business executive or leader starts issuing orders to the new team, it is important to learn the lay of…
5 Things a Newly Minted Leader Must Do Congratulations on your promotion. Whether this is your first management role or executive position, you will want to post some big wins early in your tenure. Before you get started, take time to think about how you will prioritize and structure your time now that your role…