You have a great team! Routine things work smoothly and challenges are handled. There are occasional blips to manage, but overall, its business as usual. Great! This is not the time to coast. Its the very best time to build your team’s bench strength. How well do you know each person on your team? DoContinue reading “Career Conversation with My Team?”
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Career Conversations – 7 Tips for Managers
By definition, in most organizations managers are expected to develop people as well as get ‘the work’ done. I can hear all the reasons why this is not a priority for you. The most common reason is lack of time; the urgency of the work takes precedent over long-term productivity. Do managers with high turn-overContinue reading “Career Conversations – 7 Tips for Managers”
You just had a Career Conversation
Were you paying attention? Not all career conversations are directly about you and getting ahead. Getting personal feedback is great, but it is only one aspect of career conversations. Career Conversations come from many sources, not just bosses and mentors. They may be hiding in meetings and other conversations. If you just had a hallwayContinue reading “You just had a Career Conversation”
Career Conversations, part 4 – Raise Your Hand
One of the most effective career conversation you can have is asking to do something for your boss. When my boss was sharing some of the company’s plans for re-structuring, we could see that there was a big piece missing (aka “opportunity”) in managing the transition. Turf protection was high and we knew that gettingContinue reading “Career Conversations, part 4 – Raise Your Hand”
Ask For a Raise the Right Way
As many of us go into performance review season, we anticipate a monetary outcome. Yet 43% of us never ask for a raise. You don’t know, if you don’t ask!! Many performance reviews do not include a compensation conversation. Its important to discuss what’s going well, what to improve and what’s coming next to setContinue reading “Ask For a Raise the Right Way”
5 Actions for Career Management
“Career Management” makes some managers nervous; they might lose key staff or have to spend precious time training and mentoring people. It raises expectations for many people that they will be promoted sooner, or that another round of lay-offs is coming. And for others, its just another bunch of buzzwords – a “key retention tool.”Continue reading “5 Actions for Career Management”
A Crystal Ball – Skills for Now and the Future
A research report from Apollo Research Institute gives us a crystal ball for looking towards 2020. “Future Work Skills 2020” I like the way this report takes the major global trends and matches them with the skills workers need to thrive now and going forward. Its very useful for the many people needing to re-skill,Continue reading “A Crystal Ball – Skills for Now and the Future”
Learn to Learn
When I keep doing what I always do, why do I think it will have a different result? This bit of insanity applies to many aspects of our lives. But let’s look at just one. We do our jobs well and manage the constant winds of change. Like a sailing a boat we know howContinue reading “Learn to Learn”
Change Success – Initiate more conversations
When there is an organizational change, a systems upgrade or change in policy/procedures or leadership, a common mis-belief is that if we give people the facts, they can handle the change. Facts are important to answer the “why” question. But it doesn’t get to a personal level – and that’s where the change must beContinue reading “Change Success – Initiate more conversations”
WIIFM? First, Listen
People are so overwhelmed by things changing in their lives and their work that we can count on them begin distracted while we are trying to communicate. Whether you are leading a training session or a meeting, over half the people are preoccupied with other thoughts. Some are already gearing up to argue with you.Continue reading “WIIFM? First, Listen”