I was working with a group of newly hired people in an ad agency. They were all enthusiastic to get into their new roles within the agency. They were very smart and keen to learn everything I was about to teach them. Ad agencies, like many organizations, like to hire the brightest and most talented […]
Sprinter vs. Marathoner: How Does Your Organization Perform?
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Dec 30
There you are, entering the office on Monday morning, thinking of the dozen things you need to attend to before 8 a.m. Your day starts, emails are already piling up in your inbox, and they all seem to be urgent. You answer as many emails as you can and then you look up at the […]
Is Failure Really An F-Word?
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Dec 11
You are working in an organization and you have some innovative ideas on how to improve the products and services your organization offers your clients. You spend time writing a strategic plan on how these solutions could be implemented, saving the organization thousands of dollars. You present the plan to your VP, and she gives […]
Scrapping Your Performance Management System?
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Dec 4
How do you manage people and teams to achieve their best performance? Well, more than likely, you use a performance management system established to produce a good quality product and service while achieving a strong profit margin. However, these types of systems usually refer to people in a numeric manner: “That’s Jane Smith, she ranked […]
What is Your Performance Operating System?
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Oct 17
Have you ever been around people who no matter how busy they are, they seem to accomplish everything, and do it well? They are the people with a busy family life, a full social calendar, demanding professional life, and they even manage to get to the gym every day. We are often left asking ourselves […]
Is Your Organization a Human Performance Organization?
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Oct 3
We often hear in our organizations terms such as organizational performance improvement, change management performance, performance measures, performance coaching, performance improvement plans… Well, you get the idea. I am guilty as well of using the word “performance” as most of us do, because it is our professional area of expertise. Do you ever get the […]
How to Achieve Organizational Objectives Consistently
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Sep 17
Many organizations establish reachable SMART objectives, yet struggle trying to achieve them. Learn how your organization can achieve objectives consistently.
Are Traditional Measurement Methods Outdated?
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Sep 9
I often think back to the time when I was new to the world of training and development, coming from a professional business world where I was responsible for multimillion dollar budgets and profit and loss. Leading teams and assisting clients around the clock was just normal. It was a very fast-paced and challenging way […]
Looking to Develop a High Performance Culture? Start Hiring High-Level Performers
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Aug 27
Organizations are continuously faced with the challenge of hiring the right people for their organizations. Hiring people with high performance values and attitudes people is now essential for our modern world. Watch this short video and learn what to look for when hiring high-level performers for your organization. If you would like to learn more […]
Stopping The Roller Coaster of Performance
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Aug 6
Organizations and business are faced with continuous challenges and change in our modern world. Changes in technology, global competition, mergers, right sizing, downsizing, employee turnover are all part of our new world whether we like it or not. Learn why performance attitudes, values and skills are now essential in our fast pace, every changing modern […]