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You know that scene where Coyote is chasing Roadrunner and Roadrunner hides behind a rock so Coyote goes right past him and hell for leather off the edge of the cliff? Well he’s fine, of course, until he looks down.
That’s when he realises he’s running in mid air. He plummets to his doom….Until the next time. Read more
It’s that time of year when people make resolutions galore and then seem to break them within weeks, if not days (hours???) of making them.
Be honest, how long did the ‘Give up alcohol’ one last?
If number one on your list is to get a new job that’s a biggie – especially in today’s difficult climate.
You may or may not achieve it, but if you do you want to be sure you’re not jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. How awful would it be to give up one job for another that made you even more miserable after the honeymoon period was over?
So what’s the secret to a happier working life?
Research shows (Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck, 2007) that whether we are giving positive or negative feedback the way we deliver it can have a long-term effect on the recipients’ ability to deal with immediate and future setbacks.
In work as in life, things don’t always run smoothly and there are bound to be setbacks and challenges. And whether we like it or not, part of our role as managers requires us to give appropriate feedback in order to redress the situation and/or to prevent the individual making the same mistake again.
If the performance management and appraisal system is to be effective it’s important to think about how people in our teams deal with difficulties and, specifically, whether they go on to repair any damage done and to improve their future performance. Read more