Delivering effective performance reviews
Your ultimate guide on how to prepare, conduct and follow up effective performance reviews.
What drives long-term motivation?
The reward & punishment tactic doesn’t work anymore, people seek autonomy, satisfaction and personal growth to stay motivated.
Having effective development conversations
With a clear structure and guidance on how to prepare for, deliver and follow up on feedback conversations, you can build your confidence in this essential leadership skill.
What do your team members expect when it comes to promotions?
Asking for additional training, coaching, or professional development is not a sign of weakness. In fact, it can actually reinforce your commitment to wanting to grow and excel within the business … and FYI a growth mindset is a very positive attribute.
Roles & responsibilities in performance conversations
Both you and your team members play a key role in these conversations.
Why sometimes an inheritance can be more trouble than it’s worth
When you inherit a team, you are basically being asked to lead a team that someone else has built and where up until the moment you accepted the challenge, you had absolutely no say in any of the decisions that had been made previously. And yet now you’ve been put in charge. Check out our post to appreciate the differences between inheriting a team of people as opposed to building a team from scratch.
The differences between ‘managing performance’ and ‘performance management’
For any leader, part of managing employee performance involves truly understanding what makes them tick and showing them that you are genuinely interested in their career, their professional development, and their well-being. More frequent discussions around goal setting, feedback, and career aspirations can actually transform performance. Check out our hellomonday piece on the subtle (or not so subtle) differences between ‘managing performance’ and ‘performance management’.
Challenge, coach, confront
Holding your team accountable is the foundation of creating a high performance culture.