Leadership Memo 2020-2 Being a manager is hard. You are no longer working in the domain you are an expert in. There are additional responsibilities that you need to do. Most likely, you don’t like those responsibilities. Being a good…
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How to level up your reward and recognition system
In “How to make reward and recognition fun and relevant”, I outlined what fun incentives look like in one of the companies I helped. We tailored the awards and incentives to the team. When the team likes the awards and…
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Culture and its effect on reward & recognition
In an earlier post, we explored why we need an adaptable reward and recognition system. I also pointed out that it's not only about the generations. Today, we'll consider one of the cultural contexts. In Asian culture, parents expect their…
How to make reward and recognition fun and relevant?
In an earlier post, we established that there are different contexts that influence how people view reward and recognition, e.g. generation, culture, etc. So, we need a reward & recognition system that can satisfy all generations & levels. Let me…
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Why do we need an adaptable reward and recognition system?
In earlier posts, we established that the purposes of performance appraisals are still valid, however, the current HR practices do not satisfy those purposes. I also shared what I’ve tried, even without HR’s support. Let me recap the key takeaways:…
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Can performance feedback be timely and useful?
In the last post, we found that the purposes of performance reviews are still valid. However, the current HR practices do not satisfy those purposes. So, how do we create a performance management system that satisfies the purposes and motivates…
Why do we have to do performance reviews?
When HR sends emails out saying it’s performance review time, do you dread it or do you welcome it? Is it a laborious process or is it a welcoming task? If your experience is anything like mine, you dread those…
I need my tools. Where are they?
One question I keep being asked is what the best tools to use in online meetings are. I also hear complaints about companies’ IT not allowing the use of certain tools. First, let’s be clear about what tools we are…
Ready to go back to the office, anyone?
Leadership Memo 2020-1 We have all been working remotely for the past few months, and you may think you got the hang of remote working. You figure out what meetings to call, what doesn’t need a meeting, you learn how…
Tips on how not to feel overwhelmed in this unusual time
Lisa finds herself more and more overwhelmed with this “work from home” thing. She has a lot of meetings, then she has actual work to do, and the home stuff is also piling up. She constantly worries about missing things…
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