May 5 2008
What is a Certified Performance Technologist?
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Karen Miller
Until the development of the Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) designation, just about anyone could claim that they were a training professional. On the other side about the same time, training practitioners were asking for a credential to help them assess their ability...
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Mar 22 2008
How to Use Performance Appraisals to Build Staff Success and Company Results
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Donna Price
Performance appraisals are often a stressful time for both the employee and supervisor. Creating a coaching atmosphere shifts the energy of the appraisal and ultimately the results produced by the employee. With supervisor as coach, mentor and partner employees perform better.
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Feb 12 2008
Feedback - Your People Need It
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Paul Phillips
Most people need feedback and as managers we need to be able to give it. The positive and the negative. This is important for business performance and employee development. Learn how to do it.
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Feb 5 2008
Assessment to Success: Interviewing for Winning Teams
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Jeff Magee
In most business realities today, when an opportunity presents itself for a manager to add a new complimentary player to a team, this opportunity is most often fumbled.
The newly acquired player to the existing team is not objectively acquired as an asset that can truly COMPLIMENT the team.
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Jan 7 2008
The Price of Ordinary
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R.L. Fielding
The Price of Ordinary discusses the importance of true innovation and imagination when it comes to employee rewards programs.
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Nov 27 2007
Feedback isn't Enough
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Kevin Eikenberry
Benchmarking current performance and evaluating past experiences is important. However, there is another piece element to improving performance and productivity - feedforward.
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Nov 21 2007
Practice Makes Improvement!
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Jeffrey Zalewski
You've heard the saying, "Practice makes perfect!" But does practice really make perfect? In reality, practice makes improvement. In this article, you will learn how to reduce the stress and fear in the actions you take. A cure for those who feel they need to be perfect.
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Nov 15 2007
Can Non-Financial Incentives Work? You're in Trouble If They Don't
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Paul Phillips
Many businesses go straight to paying incentives when they feel people aren't performing the way they should. There may be other, more lasting solutions.
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Nov 6 2007
Performance Coaching and Business
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Kris Koonar
Coaching can help both corporate clients and individuals achieve their full potential. The coach assists in introducing positive and lasting change by identifying problems and devising long term solutions.
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Oct 29 2007
The Science of Successful Teams
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Dr. Ellen Weber
If team projects are part of your work - you'll be interested to see factors Scientific American Mind just laid out to show the science of team success. Results come from research of over 50 years of studies.
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Oct 24 2007
Motivating Oneself For Sustained Peak Performance
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Jeff Magee
An individual's sustained acts, that are recognized and appreciated, serve as on going fuel in ones' gas tank of life. If one puts out energy without being replenished, one will ultimately burn out and crash!
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Sep 26 2007
Building Business Relationships: How to Create and Keep Relationships
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Claudia Brown
When it comes to a business, it is very important that you form relationships. You will need to create and keep relationships that will help you periodically throughout the life of your business.
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Sep 17 2007
Love. Fear. Lust. Envy. Pride: They Have Their Uses
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Pam Magnuson
This is a powerful marketing secret rarely talked about in public circles -- how emotions can move your prospects to buy, buy, buy. Learn how to use emotions to persuade.
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Aug 30 2007
How to Become a Recognized Authority in Your Field
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Glen Hopkins
Being an expert doesn't necessarily mean that you know more than anyone else. It does mean that you know how to clearly explain a detailed, step-by-step process or system to a targeted audience.
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Aug 29 2007
In Business, Don't Take It Too Personal
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Kevin Sinclair
You've probably heard it said, "business is never personal" or "don't take it personal, it's only business". Many times business matters shouldn't be taken personal. After all business is only business. Or is it?
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Aug 27 2007
Performance Management - Five Easy Steps To Success
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Martin Haworth
"Performance Management" refers to the way in which a business involves its employees and encourages those employees to help the business grow and improve. Here are a variety of methods of implementing this system and why it is important to the overall success of your business.
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Aug 22 2007
How To Gain Expert Recognition For Yourself
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Don Fletchinger
You can gain expert recognition for yourself and your business by using various methods to establish your reputation.
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Jul 11 2007
How Great Managers Improve Employee Performance Goals
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Saleem Rana
Great managers recognize and respect employee loyalty to a business world and work to improve it with these five simple tips.
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Jun 18 2007
Achieving Your Goals - Keeping Things on Track
by
Andrew Wood
Apparently when riding the underground people look up at the map and check their progress on average every 40 seconds. Most of these people know exactly where they are going and when they will get there, so why do they do it?
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May 18 2007
The Secret to Exceptional Staff Performance
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Ingrid Cliff
There is only one secret to having your staff perform to their best possible level and that is ...
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May 17 2007
Conducting Appraisals - The Essential Skills
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Jonathan Farrington
A basic requirement is that appraisers have the skills to carry out an effective appraisal as described above. This means they ask the right questions, listen actively and provide feedback.
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May 17 2007
Appraisal Meetings - Thorough Preparation is Essential
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Jonathan Farrington
Both parties should prepare for an appraisal meeting beforehand if a successful outcome is to be delivered. The person conducting the meeting or the appraiser should...
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May 17 2007
What a Performance Appraisal is and What It is Not
by
Jonathan Farrington
The performance appraisal is often the central pillar of performance management however; it is a common mistake to assume that if organisations implement performance appraisals, they have performance management. This is not the case.
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May 10 2007
I Could Never Do That...
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Tommy Yan
Twelve years ago Bob and Fran invited me to attend a business opportunity meeting. Bob was a bus operator and Fran was a flight attendant. They were an extrovert couple and friendly to the core.
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May 10 2007
How to Deal Effectively with Poor Performance
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Jonathan Farrington
Poor performance is an issue that faces any manager from time to time. You can deal with it in several ways...
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May 8 2007
Achieving Peak Performance: How to Keep a Positive Attitude Even If You're on Your Last String
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Dr. Alan Zimmerman
Tough times will come. You may get knocked down at work or in life. But with the right attitude, you can get back on track toward success. And you can reach optimal peak performance.
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May 7 2007
Struggle Is Not Required: Seven Key Sources
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Suzanne Holman
Struggle is not required for success. Does this sound impossible to you? Personally, I grew up with the philosophy that you needed to work hard to succeed. This doesn't really serve me today. What I've done for you is identify seven key sources of struggle.
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May 2 2007
Lose Yourself to Find Yourself - How Passion Unlocks Potential
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Peter Nicholls
Only when you allow your natural self to shine through will you realize your full potential. Sometimes your mind, body and spirit come together in a 'state of flow', as you pour your natural talents into a product only you could create. It doesn't just happen at work.
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Apr 16 2007
Know When to Get Help - Performance Management Consulting
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Article Marketer
Most people dread performance appraisals because it is tiring and tedious, and people believe their jobs may be on the line. Of course, performance appraisals are really quite useful because management can fully make sense out of the things that have been happening in the company.
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Apr 15 2007
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