Some people may not agree with the statement that “Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is more important than Intellectual Intelligence.” (IQ) The truth is EQ is more important. EQ is the general assessment of an individual’s ability to control...

You know you have one or more employees that stands head and shoulders above the rest of your team. Why not take a few minutes each day and nurture them so they will become even more amazing than they already are. This list of ten things can help...

I should have titled this post:  Beauty and the Beast. Beauty; if you use assessments during (what is perceived as) the Beast of a performance review process things will go a whole lot smoother.

There are many different types of assessments that...

There are many reasons someone may decide to hire a coach. Sometimes a company will hire a coach for an executive or manager, sometimes the individual will hire a coach independently and sometimes a business owner feels the need to hire a coach...

Now that you have figured out how you are going to put the value back into performance reviews and figured out how to help your employees uncover their talents; it’s time to set expectations for them to achieve the results you know they can...

We have disposable contact lens, disposable cameras, disposable headphones on airplanes.

Lest we add disposable employee appraisals to the list, we might want to consider ways to put more “value” into performance evaluations so that they...

It’s almost the fourth quarter of 2012 and (groan) time to be thinking about next year. While there are a lot of distractions (hurricanes, the Presidential elections) don’t let your business get caught without a strategy and detailed plan for...

If you are a business owner or hiring manager, June is the time to check in with your employees and team to ensure they are on track to meet their goals. Last June I provided some steps with regards to the Mid-Year Check Up.

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How does a leader cultivate an attitude that will cascade throughout the organization to get results? By taking stock of our business and thinking about how we want it to grow. Altering the life of the business starts here, and if employees are...