by Marnie Green | Sep 5, 2015 | Management Articles
Performance management is becoming THE high priority for government entities nation-wide. In fact, a Time Magazine article by Amanda Ripley said, “If we really want more effective governance, we should tie these generous [public sector employee] benefits to meaningful...
by Henna Inam | Aug 8, 2015 | on the job
Few things zap your motivation than having a bad relationship with your boss. Trust me, I know from experience, people don’t leave jobs, they leave bosses. I have an executive coaching client. Let’s call her Mary. She doesn’t trust her boss, John. She feels John...
by Olivia Burrell-Jackson | Jun 13, 2015 | on the job
Every year on the second Sunday in May we honor a very important group of people: mothers. Of course there are the traditional mothers and then there are the not so traditional mothers-those who did not personally give birth or adopt a child but still raises and cares...
by Chris Edmonds | May 9, 2015 | on the job
Every leader, manager, and supervisor in or out of the government sector struggles to hold team members and teams accountable for performance or for values. One senior leader told me, “It’s so hard to hold people accountable when you’ve known them for years and years....
by Bill Treasurer | May 9, 2015 | on the job
“I’m not here to be your friend, I’m here to be your boss.” “I’m not paid to be nice, I’m paid to get results.” “If you don’t like it, go work at McDonalds.” I wish Apple would create a Boss Translator App so we could all know what our bosses really mean when, under...