Author: M. Wood

  • How Valuable is Feedback?

    Article | Accountability Insights by Partners In Leadership | Over the past two decades, we have implemented feedback processes in thousands of organizations with millions of people at every organizational level in countries around the world. The experience has taught us invaluable lessons about the extraordinary power associated with the giving and receiving of feedback. Here are a few of them:…

  • 3 Feedback Mistakes to Avoid

    External Article | Accountability Insights by Mattson Newell | Mar 2, 2017 Leaders need to stop giving feedback and start listening to it!  Read the original article here (links to Inc. Magazine  – “Avoid These 3 Mistakes When Giving Feedback“) By Mattson Newell (@MattsonNewell), a Director for Partners In Leadership who works with leaders to create greater workplace accountability and facilitates…

  • The Conversation Process Every Manager Should Follow in Employee Reviews

    Original Story appeared in ClearCompany Effective employee reviews aren’t something leaders do at employees; reviews are something that leaders   do with employees. Use these questions to gauge and establish employee alignment within your organization, then follow up accordingly to solicit feedback from employees in regards to how they’re managed. This gives the employee the chance…

  • From Intern to Employee: The Right Moves to Make

    by Sylvie Woolf Getting an internship is one of the best things a student can do to jump-start their professional career. While a paid internship is always preferable, even unpaid internships offer valuable on-site job experience that just can’t be obtained through college. In fact, 61.4% of students in a 2014 study had previous internship experience before…

  • 4 Things College Grads Want in an Employer

    By Sarah Pollock Blogger for ClearCompany We’ve heard all the stereotypes. Millennials don’t stick around in their positions for more than three years, Millennials are slackers and they hold a sense of entitlement. Despite all these common negative stereotypes, there are many common positive competencies and characteristics college grads are known for. One main theme…