Archive for the ‘Benchmarking’ Category

Gratitude in the Workplace

July 23, 2009 by Shannon Pedder
“If it doesn’t show up on my P&L then I don’t have time for it”. That is the attitude of some executives, as cutbacks continue to pile more work on everyone’s desk.
But, with the power of gratitude and appreciation at your disposal, you can transform a negative atmosphere into [...]

July 23, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Benchmarking, Recognition  One Comment

Nice person, Meet accountability

July 13, 2009 by Bob Ebers
Something is happening within many organizations. And it’s troubling.
There are many incredibly sincere and well-intentioned managers. Supervisors whose need to be “nice” exceeds their organizational mandate for accountability. Leaders whose need to be liked inhibits them from acting upon their responsibility to establish, or maintain effective boundaries of accountability.
They [...]

July 17, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Benchmarking  No Comments