As a kid growing up, my mother taped numerous proverbs to the front of our kitchen refrigerator. When I asked her what this proverb meant, she explained that true skill, resilience, and character are developed through facing challenges and adversity, not when things are easy. That hardship builds strength, adaptability, and expertise, preparing individuals for…
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Since pre-historic times, humans have participated in performance appraisals. Whether it was throwing a spear at a saber-toothed tiger to attain the status of chief of the tribe or becoming dinner for the tiger because of poor aim, humans have experienced the effects of both positive and negative performance. According to Dulewicz (1989), there is…
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Your organization will profit when you plug the dollar “drip, drip, drip” that employee turnover and disengagement steals from your bottom line. Because the cost of employee turnover and disengagement does not show up on a P&L statement, it’s easy for organizations to overlook both when analyzing expenses. Google’s 2025 State of the Global Workplace…
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“By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” — Robert Frost The eloquent American poet’s words have a ring of truth to them, but they provide only one view of the boss’s job. Being successful should not rely on the boss spending 12…
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If your business has hired several people recently who disappointed you by failing to live up to your expectations, you may have doubts about your hiring process. You’re not alone. Many executives wonder the same thing. Chances are there is probably nothing wrong with your process other than it’s incomplete. Most organizations are very conscientious…
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