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How to administer annual salary actions in a fair and rational manner.
Labor costs are the largest expense for many organizations and so should be carefully and responsibly managed; every salary action should be taken seriously. Nothing affects organization culture more than how people are paid. Less experienced managers and leaders may use salary actions as a way to keep staff happy thinking, perhaps, that they are … Continue reading How to administer annual salary actions in a fair and rational manner.
How to give employees feedback while also showing they are known and appreciated.
In order for an organization to grow, it is important for each person who works there to get and stay on track to career success. Towards that end, an annual appraisal process evaluates each employee’s performance and growth and provides employees feedback, guidance, and direction for development. Less experienced leaders may count on managers to … Continue reading How to give employees feedback while also showing they are known and appreciated.
How Core Leaders get clear about what problem their organization solves for whom.
Core Leaders who all describe the problem their organization solves for whom in the same way are apt to provide more consistent guidance and direction and so increase the odds of better performance across the board. To get clear or to test for clarity, invite each Core Leader to: Read and reflect on background related … Continue reading How Core Leaders get clear about what problem their organization solves for whom.
How to think about where competencies that generate great value fit in organizations as they evolve.
The application of behavioral psychology to organizations over the past 60 years or so has given rise to Organization Development tools, methods, and principles. University programs and training labs have taught thousands of professionals in the rapidly evolving discipline. Many of those trained wonder where they fit in the organizations that employ them. To set … Continue reading How to think about where competencies that generate great value fit in organizations as they evolve.
Growth is Good and Money Matters
Some students preparing to enter the work force and some early-stage professionals launching their career seek lines of pursuit that steer clear of what they believe to be the seamy, cut-throat, greedy world of business. A course of study in, for example, Organization Development that leads to a career in Human Resources for a non-profit, … Continue reading Growth is Good and Money Matters
How to decide what problem to solve.
An organization exists to solve a problem for people that have that problem. Organizations that seek to perform and grow are wise to be thoughtful about what problem to solve. Specifically, it is easiest for an organization to grow if the problem it solves is Important, Pervasive, and Persistent. It also helps if the solution … Continue reading How to decide what problem to solve.
How to increase the odds of successful high-stakes behavior change.
One way to get people to behave differently than they are used to doing is to tell them what to do and expect them to do it (as suggested by Figure-1). Clearly communicating target behavior is a good first step
How organization leaders can make important changes while also developing the next generation of leaders.
Every organization has room to improve. Most organization leaders know improvement is needed as well as how specifically they would like to evolve but do not have the time or energy to bring their clear ideas to fruition because they are short on leadership capacity. There is almost always a great deal of untapped capacity … Continue reading How organization leaders can make important changes while also developing the next generation of leaders.
How to find free, simple, and effective ways to optimize employee performance.
Jose Luis Romero, who lives and works in Mexico and who is an expert in the area of Employee Performance Optimization, teaches middle and upper level managers free, simple and the most effective ways to optimize employee performance. Jose Luis’ content is interesting and useful. For example, see his collection of mission statements and subscribe to his “Leader Newsletter” to receive … Continue reading How to find free, simple, and effective ways to optimize employee performance.
How entering executives can increase the odds of successful transition.
Fast-growing and otherwise successful organizations often outpace the rate at which they can groom and grow senior executives to keep up with the need to guide and govern increased scale and complexity of operations. Consequently, they bring top talent in from the outside. As outlined in a previous IntelliVen post, a senior hire is hardly … Continue reading How entering executives can increase the odds of successful transition.
How to talk about leaders and organizations for success.
Those in charge of any organization for success — no matter how large or small — and those who aspire to hold leadership roles, are wise to use terms and phrases in precise ways in order to be clear about what they think, say, and do. This post compiles a number of such terms in one … Continue reading How to talk about leaders and organizations for success.