by Beth Strathman | Oct 1, 2012 | assumptions, behavior, boundaries, business, communication, corporate culture, credibility, ego, feedback, influence, leader, leadership, leadership skills, management skills, micromanaging, performance, productivity, self-awareness, trust
“I feel like you’re intimidating and bullying me.” These are the words of a female employee during a meeting with her male supervisor, who intended to set expectations with her. The supervisor was taken aback and started to question his behavior. With stories of...
by Beth Strathman | Mar 19, 2011 | boundaries, communication, confrontation, leader, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, performance, performance reviews, productivity, self-awareness, women in leadership
Do you have employees who are poor performers or who don’t get along with others and who have been in your company for too long? Why? There is no reason why you should tolerate employees who continually produce substandard work, exhibit unsatisfactory attendance, or...
by Beth Strathman | Jan 15, 2011 | communication, feedback, leadership, leadership skills, leadership training, management skills, management training, performance, performance reviews
I often rail against the typical, formulaic performance evaluation. So, if typical performance evaluation forms aren’t effective for communicating a manager’s desired performance from employees, then what is? Simple . . . a little something I like to call,...
