Category: The Art & Science of Management

  • 200 More Useful Phrases for Performance Reviews

    By:  Margaret Wood 8/17/2017 While most employees look forward to their performance reviews (raise time!), if you manage a team and dread writing  performance evaluations, or even your own self evaluation, you may find that you eventually run out of things to say or just want to say it differently.

  • Why Overworking Doesn’t Work

    By Marian N. Ruderman, Cathleen Clerkin and Jennifer J. Deal, Talent Economy Influencers  August 10, 2017 Today’s always-on work environment overlooks research showing that the secret to productivity growth is finding time to work less, not more. As technology and globalization continue to escalate the pace of work, it’s easy to feel like everything was…

  • 100 USEFUL PHRASES FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

    100 USEFUL PHRASES FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEWS by Sabrina Son on Feb 10, 2016 8:00:00 AM  Unless you’re actually a robot, it’s easy to say the wrong thing at the wrong time. Especially when it comes to a tender matter like performance reviews. And there are many resources out there that list forbidden performance review topics like personalities, rumors,…

  • Positive Psychology-Positive Leadership

    By Margaret Wood-HR Director There’s Positive Leadership in All of Us What is Positive Psychology and Positive Leadership? Definition:  using positive impetus and methodolgies to achieve the most desireable results in a given negative or toxic situation. Why is understanding Positive Psychology and Positive Leadership important?   Gone are the days of firing people on the spot. In…

  • HOW TO MOTIVATE OTHERS WHEN THEY DON’T WANT TO WORK

    AUTHOR: JEFF HAVENS Jeff Havens is a professional development expert who addresses leadership, generational issues, and other areas of professional development through a unique blend of content and entertainment. Jeff has written for several business and tech publications including Fast Company, Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, the WSJ, and has been featured on CNBC and Fox Business Congratulations! If…