Learning and Development Theory – The 70-20-10 Model
Back in the 1980’s the Center for Creative Leadership, based on research they were conducting at the time, developed a model for how people learn and integrate new information. At a basic level, the...
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Is It a Candidate’s Market?
Who’s driving the bus in the job market these days? In the real estate world it’s called a “buyer’s market” when the people looking for houses have all the leverage. When supply is strong, prices go...
View ArticleSetting SMART goals
Goal planning sounds easy – you decide you want to do something and you go do it, right? While that’s the basic concept, many people fall into the trap of making their goals overly vague. One way to...
View ArticleAre Your Compensation Plans Fair?
Compensation planning is a critical part of effective HR management. Money is important, not only because it matters from the perspective of attracting and retaining great people, but because doing it...
View ArticleMeasuring Progress in a Performance Management Program
The goal of a performance management program is to create continuous positive change. The idea is that everyone has strengths and growth areas, and that every role has ideal performance metrics. So in...
View ArticlePerformance Management Using the Deming Cycle
Developed in the 1950s, Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s process cycle is not a new idea. But ideas don’t have to be new to work. Dr. Deming pioneered a set of steps for process improvement that revolutionized...
View ArticleAMA Playbook – Correcting is Out
George Carlin used to do a bit about the differences between football and baseball, making the case that football was the more serious game. Football is played on a precisely marked field which is...
View ArticlePerformance Management – A Glossary of Terms
Sometimes it seems like there’s a new word for management every week. But are there real, meaningful differences in these language changes, or is it all just cosmetic? What’s the difference between...
View Article5 Ways to Improve Performance Reviews
While performance reviews should be a productive time to review the past and prepare for the future, for many employees and supervisors it’s just the opposite. Performance management in many...
View ArticleSetting Aligned Goals
We’ve talked a lot about the value of goals, both in terms of setting them and then putting in place practical strategies for measuring progress. But what happens when you’re not sure what goal you...
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