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Feedback isn’t working 76% of the time

A recent Gallup Workplace article titled Feedback Is Not Enough says that “only 24% of workers strongly agree that the feedback they receive helps them do better work”.

That means that three out of four people do not think the feedback they’re getting is helping them make meaningful change. Not only that, “research shows that it only improves performance one-third of the time, while actually making it worse one-third of the time”.

So clearly it’s time to rethink how you’re giving feedback! [Read more…]

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Thoughtful Onboarding with Jill Mueller

by DLCC Coach Jill Mueller

Employee retention starts before the first day!

I have had nearly a dozen first days of work, and I can honestly say that I have never had a first day of work that I would classify as great, much less thoughtful.

On one of my first days, I surprised my boss by even showing up. HR told me to come, but my boss was expecting me the following week. I did a lot of reading that day. [Read more…]

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When the Peter Principle Affects Performance Reviews

Most people are promoted to the level of incompetence.

That may sound harsh, but I see it over and over again. As a matter of fact, it has a name. It’s called the Peter Principle.

Someone has strong technical expertise, and so they are promoted to manager. But they aren’t given the training to succeed in that role. So when performance review time comes around, they just check the boxes to try to get through it as quickly and painlessly as possible. They don’t know how to make the performance review meaningful for their direct reports in order to positively influence their behavior. So they go through the motions in giving the review, but don’t really know what they are doing, or how to maximize it for greatest impact.   [Read more…]

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Help Me Help You

Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone in our lives gave us a how-to manual for themselves? The guide could tell us everything about what they like to do, how they work best, what some of their weaknesses are, and what behaviors set them off.

Just think about how much miscommunication could be avoided, not to mention the joy that would come from spending your life being treated just the way you want. [Read more…]

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The Corporate Side of Questions

Coach's Corner with Mike Touhey

 

by DLCC Coach Mike Touhey

One of the most critical responsibilities of a leader is to develop their direct reports and the talent within their organizations. One of the key components of that development is providing direct, specific and timely feedback.

Although we often think that feedback is something we give, I have found that one of the most effective feedback techniques is using thoughtful questions to allow them to do a self-assessment of their performance. This is an effective tool both for assessing areas of strength in the individual, as well as areas where further development is needed. [Read more…]

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