Areyouunsurewhatyourmanagerwillwriteonyourperformancereviewthisyear?Doesyourmanageroftenchangewhathe/sheexpectsfromyou?Doyousometimesfeelthatyouarenotincontroloftheworkyouperform?Youhavemoreinfluencethanyouthink.Employeescancontroltheirownperformancebypartneringwiththeirmanagerstocompletethefollowingsteps:Listthekeyresponsibilitiesofyourjobandsetfivechallengingobjectivesforthenextyear.Listthe...[
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Thefourthquartergivesusachancetoreflectonouraccomplishmentsandchallengesduringthepastyear.Itisalsoatimetobeginthinkingaboutourobjectivesfornextyear.Yearlyobjectivesettinginvolvesbalancingthekeyinitiativesofthecompany,theobjectivesofourdepartmentandourownpersonalgoals.Followthisfour-stepprocessinsettingyourobjectivesfornextyear:Identifyyourdepartment'sopportunitiesandchallenges.Listyourdepartm...[
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Whatfeelingsdoyouexperienceatperformancereviewtime?Manyemployeesareanxious,nervousandapprehensivebecausetheydon'tknowwhatratingtoexpectfromtheirmanagers.Infact,employeeshavetremendousinfluenceovertheirperformancereviews.Byimplementingthefollowingstepsthroughouttheyear,youwillbeabletomeasureyourownperformanceandsuggesttoyourmanagertheratingyoudeserve:Agreeonyourgoals,responsibilitiesandactions...[
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Putonasmileatwork!Asmileshowsyourcolleaguesthatyouarebothfriendlyandconfident.Thisconfidencewillincreaseyourabilitytopositivelyinfluenceothers.Asmilecreatesarelaxedworkingenvironmentforyouandyourteamandhelpsyoutoimproveyourbusinessrelationships.Giveagenuineandfriendlysmileinthefollowingsituations:Whenyouwalkthroughthehalls,showothersyouareapproachablebygreetingthemwithasmile.Whenyouareinameet...[
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Nowisthetimetorefocusoureffortsonbecomingsuccessful.Therewardswereabundantformanyindividualsandcompaniesduringthepastfewyears,butwithuncertaineconomictimesaffectingalmosteveryone,nowisthetimetoprepareourselvesandourorganizationstotakeadvantageofthebettertimesahead.Followthesetipstobegintheprocessofbenefitingfromthesetoughtimes:Focusonyourcustomers.Spendtimewiththem,consultwiththem,gettoknowth...[
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Thisweekendistheperfecttimetogivethanksforeverythingthatwehave,includingourfamily,friends,colleagues,work,homeandhealth.Aswereflectoneverythingthatisgoodinourlives,let'sfocusoureffortsinfindingthegoodinpeopleandsituationsinsteadoffindingfaultandbeingcriticalofothers.OnthisThanksgivingweekend,let'sfollowthesetipstomaintainapositiveattitudeinourdailyinteractions:Distinguishbetweenwhatisurgentan...[
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Virtualteamshaveuniquecommunicationandteambuildingchallenges.Teammembersarephysicallyseparatedfromoneanotherandspendlesstimeinteractingonapersonalbasis.Managersmustmakeanextraefforttokeeptheirteammembersconnectedandpreventtheoccurrenceofmiscommunication.Afewsimpletipscancreateaproductiveandclose-knitgroup:Establishateamcharterdescribinggoals,outcomes,milestonesandindividualresponsibilities.Se...[
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Theholidayseasonisatimeforeveryonetotakeabreakfromwork,spendtimewithfamilyandthinkofothers.Theholidaysremindspeopleofallbackgroundsthatfamilyandgivingareimportantvaluestocelebratethroughouttheyearandespeciallywhileweobservetheendofyeartraditions.Thisyear,organizesomeholidayactivitiesthathelpemployeeslivethesevalues:Organizeacharityeventatyourlocalfoodbank,shelterorotherworthwhileorganizationf...[
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Oneofthemostpowerfulwaysamanagercanincreasetheproductivityofaworkgroupistodelegatesomeofhis/hertaskstotheteam.Manymanagersmistakenlyincreasetheirpersonaleffortwhendeadlinesareshortorwhenworkloadsgetheavy.Theyoftenthinkthatitiseasiertodotheworkthemselvesinsteadofdelegatingworktotheteam.Ensurethatyououtlinethefollowingpartsoftheassignmenttothepersonreceivingthedelegationsothattheworkwillbecompl...[
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Intoday'suncertaineconomictimes,yourcompanyandyouremployeesarebothlookingtoyouhelpthemmeettheirshort-termobjectiveswhileachievingtheirlong-termgoals.Balancingimmediateneedsandfutureopportunitiesistheessenceofbeingagreatleader.YoucanachieveimmediateresultsthroughyourmanagementskillsANDinspireyourstafftoachieveyoursharedvisionwithyourleadershipskillsby:Settingshort-termgoalsthatwillhavealong-te...[
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