PERFORMANCE evaluation

PERFORMANCE evaluation

 
The Well-Timed Strategy Navarro, Peter Wharton School Publishing , 2006 Management

When plotting strategy to achieve competitive advantage, many companies fail to take into account the importance of the business cycle. The business cycle revolves around economic movements that ebb and flow between...

 
 
Leading at a Higher Level Blanchard, Ken Financial Times Prentice Hall , 2007 Leadership, Personal Growth

Leaders in any realm of life can become self-serving when the driving reason for being in business is based solely on profit. While profit is a legitimate goal, neglecting to see leadership as part of a higher calling...

 
 
The Speed of Trust Covey, Stephen M. R. | Merrill, Rebecca R. Free Press , 2006 Leadership, Management, Personal Growth

According to Stephen M. R. Covey (son of the bestselling author Stephen R. Covey), there is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy, and civilization...

 
 
Emotional Intelligence Goleman, Daniel Bantam Dell , 1995 Human Resources, Major Works, Personal Growth, Relationships

When people with high IQ flounder, and those of modest IQ do relatively well, it can be argued that the difference is that people are being judged in a new way -- not by being smart but by how they manage themselves...

 
 
A Manager's Guide to Improving Workplace Performance Chevalier, Roger AMACOM , 2007 Human Resources, Management

At one time or another, most managers have experienced dissatisfaction with their employees' performance. Despite the strong temptation to fall prey to the assumption that poor performance is a result of unchangeable...

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The Halo Effect Rosenzweig, Phil Simon & Schuster , 2007 Management

Much of our thinking about company performance, says Phil Rosenzweig, author of The Halo Effect, reflects a tendency to make specific evaluations and judgments based on general impressions. If a...

 
 
The Granularity of Growth Viguerie, Patrick | Smit, Sven | Baghai, Mehrdad John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2008 Business Strategy, Management

It is undeniable that companies need growth to continue to thrive in today’s marketplace. The question that lingers in the minds of many organizational leaders – particularly those representing large companies – is...

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Putting Our DIFFERENCES to WORK Kennedy, Debbe Berrett-Koehler Publishers , 2008 Business Strategy, Diversity, Innovation, Teams

Putting differences to work – creating an environment where diverse individuals can work more effectively to drive innovation and performance – has unlimited potential benefits. Unfortunately, however, organizations...

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Driving Results Through Social Networks Cross, Rob | Thomas, Robert J. Jossey-Bass , 2009 Business Strategy, Management, Productivity, Relationships

Most leaders still rely too heavily on formal structures when designing their organizations and implementing strategy. However, these formal organizational structures often overlook the fact that every organization...

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The Three Laws of Performance Zaffron, Steve | Logan, Dave Jossey-Bass , 2009 Leadership, Management, Productivity

In the work environment and at home, when things are not working, people struggle with which part of the problem to address first. However, the reason that fixing a problem often does not deliver the expected results,...

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