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Category Archives: Performance Reviews
Everybody Makes Mistakes
We all, employees and managers alike, make mistakes. But when employees do make mistakes, it is the manager’s job to help correct them.
Posted in Change, Employees, Management, Performance Reviews, Supervision, Training
Tagged Correction, Employees, Errors, Mistakes, Supervision
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Tears?
So we recently talked about being new to management. Today we talk about what to do when as a new (or not so new!) manager you give feedback that results in tears, anger, or gossip.
Posted in Employees, Management, Performance, Performance Reviews, Supervision
Tagged Employee behavior, Employee problems, Employees, Feedback
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Feedback, not Criticism
In a workplace, whether it’s a library or some other organization, we need rules for employees, and we need to get along and work together. Really, it’s the same as in a home and family. We need to meet certain … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptable Behavior, Communication, Employees, Management, Performance Reviews, Supervision
Tagged Communication, Criticism, Feedback
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A Library Doesn’t Need a Steamroller
A library (or any business/organization) doesn’t need a steamroller. That is, of course, unless the business is a construction company. Or, perhaps, if your library is in the process of constructing a new building.
Posted in Employees, Management, Performance, Performance Reviews
Tagged Performance, Performance Problems
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Burning Bridges
I wrote an earlier post about the importance of things like communication and consensus. Today I’d like to add another C to that list: Collaboration. Though Inclined to Collaborate? You Should Be (All Things Workplace) starts by talking about the … Continue reading
Posted in Employees, Leadership, Management, Performance, Performance Reviews, Supervision
Tagged blogging 101, Collaboration, interpersonal relations, Management
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Don’t Hit the Snooze Button
So often in life, whether our professional or personal lives, we get a wake up call. Sometimes, like in the example in How to Answer a Wake Up Call (Seapoint Center), it is an uncomfortable one, and we just want … Continue reading
Posted in Decision-making, Leadership, Listening, Performance, Performance Reviews
Tagged Alfred Nobel, Performance, Wake up call
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Evaluate the Whole Person
All Things Workplace has a nice brief summary of the Halo Effect and the Horn Effect, which can both come into play in workplaces, and in performance reviews. Be sure that you’re not falling into either trap. The Halo Effect … Continue reading