5 C’s of Effective Ongoing Performance Dialogue

There has been a lot of interest in organizations, large and small, to move toward an ongoing performance dialogue replacing the annual appraisal cycle. Irrespective of the performance cycle, it’s still a good idea to have an ongoing dialogue with everyone on our team. This helps ensure that there are no surprises and all confusions are addressed as early in the process as is possible. This also provides opportunities for continuous improvement over time. However, not all ongoing performance dialogue is created equal. Here are 5 traits of a good performance evaluation dialogue: 1st C = Candid They are candid. […]

Denial Vs Progress

I came across a picture by Jessica on her very unusual but great blog, I could not resist but sharing the same as well. I cannot agree more with Jessica on the thought. It is a good question to ask ourselves everytime we hit a wall: Are we in the denial mode or are we progressing?  I have taken a print of the picture and have it placed in my room where it is always visible to me to keep reminding me to ask this question about denial vs progress…  This is an attitude to life that I would like […]