Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

A Bus Really Does Come Every 15 Minutes

Feedback Should Present Positive Outcomes

A Bus Really Does Come Every 15 Minutes ….And someone is always getting thrown under it. At least, that is the case everywhere I’ve worked. Hearing one person accuse another person of “throwing them under the bus” happens almost daily. And I’m over it! Listen up: Not everyone is going to like you or the […]

Your Ideas Are Useless

Demonstrating knowledge and value in organizational deficiencies

Your Ideas Are Useless I was in a meeting discussing the pros/cons of partnering with a new vendor. The price point seemed reasonable and the functionality seemed awesome but there was concern about our ability to train the staff and monitor it’s usage in light of some other projects we have going on. There was no […]

No Action Required

Performance Feedback

One of the best things about the organizations I’ve worked for is the constant feedback. Monthly, quarterly, annual … Feedback. Every project, every committee, every major meeting … Feedback. Report, metrics, trends … Feedback. There was and is never an excuse not to know your performance regarding your everyday duties. Yet there has always been […]

“Cash or Credit?” Both, please.

Finding a balance between salary, bonus, recognition and rewards for employees

January means Annual Performance Review time at the job. And Annual Performance Review means I get a raise!! Woo hooo!! This got me thinking about compensation, rewards and recognition as it relates to employee performance. I was mindlessly mulling this over during a lunch by myself when my server came up and asked if I […]