Gossip at work and evil speaking of others is not only unfair, but a poison that teams and organizations can’t afford to swallow and forget about. We would all be wise to stop the spreading of gossip, rumors and evil speaking of others dead in its tracks. Here is a great story I heard the other day.
My wife has a lot of people that would consider her their best friend. It has always amazed me at her ability to attract people to her. She is one of the most well liked people I know. So what’s her secret?
It is still surprising to hear about a company that does annual performance reviews – annually. I have worked and consulted with companies like this. One company I worked for had a very small dedicated HR department and a CEO that stressed how important annual performance reviews were.
Have you ever had a performance problem you thought you fixed that didn’t get fixed? Many leaders fix problems by yelling a little, demanding that the problem be fixed, relying on their own judgment time and time again and in some cases just avoiding it all together.
Automatically, I kicked the normal procedure into gear requesting resumes and conducting interviews. At the end of the day, there were only two that qualified for the position. I could have offered the position to any one of them and been done. However, I received a phone call from a person who was living out-of-state and was currently employed at a big city police department. He was asking for a job.
