Every successful relationship works via a careful process of give and take. We need to learn how to express ourselves, our ideas, and our interests. … Read more
Here’s Your Guide to Holding Effective One-on-Ones
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
Give ‘Thank You’ and ‘I Know’ a Rest
I did a piece a while back on how “thank you” can wear out its welcome in the workplace, and come off as insincere if overused. The law of diminishing … Read more
What Cisco Is Doing to Develop Better Leaders and Better Teams
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
Coaching the James Bond Way
Remember what it was like to be busy in the year 2000? It was nothing compared with today’s overwhelmingly-connected-at-all-times kind of busy. Now we’ve … Read more
Purpose, People and Process: The 3 P’s of Effective Performance Management
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more
Are You Bike-Shedding Your Feedback?
Bike-shedding refers to the act of spending lots of time on unimportant details while leaving crucial matters unattended. The term traces back to 1955 … Read more
Teach the ‘Invisible Lines’ When You Onboard Your Executives
“My marriage keeps getting better and better and I never have to work at it.” That’s not a statement you hear often. Instead, we hear that “building a … Read more
Best Practices In Starting a Continuous Performance Program
Ongoing performance check-ins are shaping the future of talent management. Held weekly between managers and their direct reports, these brief meetings – … Read more
HR 101: What to Do When Performance Goes Bad
It’s time to pull your head out of the sand; you need to deal with poor performers! Sometimes it is uncomfortable to deal with things you would rather … Read more
Are You Ready For Feedback That’s Radically Transparent?
Here’s an actual email sent to Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, by an employee named Jim Haskel: Ray – You deserve a “D-” for … Read more
Why Do You Do It This Way?
Whenever I familiarize myself with a new company – because I am writing a case study on them or have been asked to speak to a group of their executives … Read more
Transparency Means Getting Comfortable With the Uncomfortable
When it comes to transparency, many organizations struggle with determining how much information (financials, operational activity, organizational changes, … Read more
8 Tips for Managers Who Want to Be Better Coaches
Being an effective coach is one of THE most important management skills to cultivate if you want: Employees to perform at their best. A highly engaged, … Read more
This Post Will Make You Think Outside the Box About the Language You Use
During performance reviews, you’ll need to cover a range of important topics such as SMART objectives, development objectives and training needs. It’s a … Read more
4 Ways Leaders Are Creating Success in All the Wrong Ways
In 1997 (just three years after the company’s launch), Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote in a letter to shareholders: Our success will be largely affected by our … Read more
7 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Own Feedback
Your feedback session was letter perfect. You said everything you wanted to say. You gave examples. You were constructive. You asked your employee for … Read more
Why It’s A Mistake To Think Managers Are Effective Coaches
In 2015, Joseph R. Weintraub and James M. Hunt argued in the Harvard Business Review that there were two types of managers: those who coach and those who … Read more
6 Ways to Say “I Don’t Know” With Confidence, Credibility, and Class
Many professionals fear speaking to their boss or a roomful of strangers not because of the planned presentation, but for the unplanned: “What if … Read more
Great Managers Coach By Holding Up A Mirror
It’s no secret that the feedback we share with others fails to bring about positive and lasting change. By some estimates, people ignore our feedback … Read more