By: Andrea Watkins | 2010-10-26 | Software Performance appraisals are a means by which HR professionals can feedback to a workforce how they have performed. While an employees' performance can be good or poor it is important that a performance appraisal be seen as an opportunity to improve and move forward. But how do you tell someone that their performance has not been satisfactory? read more
By: Alvah Parker | 2011-03-28 | Article Marketing When was the last time you asked a client for feedback about your services and how your office staff works as a team? You might turn up some useful information by doing a client feedback session when ... read more
By: Nelson Berry | 2011-02-23 | Self Improvement There are two kinds of feedback: good and bad. Of course, you want to have the good, but that isn't always the case all the time. Sometimes you also hear negative feedback, which is scary since a lot don't know how to manage it quite well. Before you know it, they have already fallen into deep depression and a feeling of rejection. read more
By: Merrick Rosenberg | 2010-04-04 | Team Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, something else, or nothing at all, you can't deny that at this time of year, the feeling of giving is in the air. We see it under a Christmas tree, in a barrel filled with toys for those who can't afford them, or in a box filled with bags of food for animals that have not yet found a home. read more
By: Lucid Community | 2011-09-01 | Coaching Knowing how to give and receive feedback is a crucial part of performance management. Far too many professionals fall short on both counts, missing out on key opportunities to enhance workplace effectiveness, says Minu Ipe, clinical associate professor of management at the W. P. Carey School of Business, one of Arizona’s top AACSB accredited schools. read more
By: Doris Kovic | 2010-03-30 | Management A critical responsibility of all managers and supervisors is to provide feedback on how employees are performing. When feedback is delivered effectively to employees, it clarifies performance expectations and increases motivation to excel, maximizing the results. However despite good intentions the message is often not delivered well, resulting in confusion and a negative impact to morale. Feedback should be used to reinforce a behavior that is considered to be positive as well as to change a behavior that is considered to be negative. As the leader you have a responsibility to create an environment within your team where giving and receiving constructive feedback is considered the norm. High performing teams regularly exchange feedback between all team members. The process outlined below will make it easier for you to deliver effective feedback and ensure that you provide it in a way that will help people learn and change. Your goal is to deliver feedback in a respectful and constructive manner, which will help the listener hear your feedback in a positive way. Although there is no guarantee that your message will be heard as intended, this process will maximize your probability of success. read more
By: Reputationhead | 2012-03-07 | Management It is said that reputation is everything in the world of business. The same applies in the cyber world and which might explain the present abundance of reputation management services. read more
By: Reputationhead | 2012-04-22 | Marketing It is said that reputation is everything in the world of business. The same applies in the cyber world and which might explain the present abundance of reputation management services. read more
By: Lee Malcolm | 2012-03-13 | Social marketing People matter. They are the most important resource that any company has. If people are happy in their work, well rewarded, cared for and engaged then they are more productive. Organisations need careful and skilled management practices to get the best out of people. read more
By: skillcoaching11 | 2010-12-08 | Business There are likely many definitions for the term “feedback” – for the purpose of this article, we will define feedback as “useful information that helps people decide whether their behaviour has met or achieved performance expectations” read more
By: Marnie Green | 2010-03-26 | Management Part of a manager's job is to give feedback to employees to help them meet and exceed expectations for performance. This article provides some distinctions between judgment and feedback. read more
By: Franziska Hall | 2010-10-11 | Business In last two weeks, we assisted more than 30 people become rockstar presenters with a 4 day workshop. The participants came on Thursday, some of them are afraid or not enough confident when presenting in front of people, some a little bit shy, and some others very extrovert and outgoing and no one know that they should walk away on Sunday and have the feeling absolutely confident and competent read more
By: Harry Pearce | 2011-09-08 | Strategic planning Customer feedback is incredibly important for a lot of companies, as it gives them an insight into areas where they are performing positively and negatively. Through direct feedback, they can gain a better understanding of their target audience and with this insight they can improve how their service is delivered. read more
By: Janelle Elizabeth | 2011-03-26 | Internet Business When up against an online reputation crisis, the first thing that needs to be done is to evaluate the situation by looking into the degree of the credibility of the released negative feedback has. It is only after you've collected all of the facts that you are going to be in a position to create the correct actions. read more
By: Toby Green | 2012-07-07 | Business 96% of those running 360 degree appraisal programmes promise respondents anonymity in the hope of getting more open and honest feedback. But does this really work? Might not attributed quotes be more useful when addressing the issues they raise? read more