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Giving a High Performer Productive Feedback
Managing people Best PracticeGiving feedback, particularly constructive feedback, is often a stressful task. As counterintuitive as it may seem, giving feedback to a top performer can be even tougher. Top performers may not have obvious development needs and in identifying those needs, you can sometimes feel like you’re being nitpicky or over-demanding. In addition, top performers may not […] -
How to Keep Your Star Performers in Trying Times
Employee retention Best PracticeWhen the economy is slow and unemployment rates are high, it’s easy to think your employees will happily stay put in their current jobs. But that’s a dangerous assumption. Research shows that voluntary turnover rates increase as consumer confidence builds. This means, as a manager, you need to figure out ways to retain your top […] -
When to Give Verbal Feedback — and When to Do It in Writing
Giving feedback Digital ArticleDon’t default to your comfort zone. Deliver your message in the way that works best for the situation. -
How Leaders Can Get the Feedback They Need to Grow
Receiving feedback Digital ArticleSix tips for soliciting radical candor. -
The Case of the Needy Employee
Giving feedback Digital ArticleMake Your Case relies on your insights to help readers solve pressing business problems. You can help by leaving a comment below or by rating the comments of others — after a week, a guest expert will also weigh in. * * * “Knock, knock!” says a voice behind you. You swivel your chair around […] -
Employee Recognition and Reward When Times Are Tough
Motivating people Digital ArticleIn this economic climate, it is more critical than ever to make your staff feel recognized for their contributions. Harvard Management Update sought the advice of best-selling author and employee motivation expert Bob Nelson, who has worked with such companies as FedEx, Time Warner, and IBM, on how to best handle this. 1.What’s so important […] -
Stay Motivated When Feedback Is Scarce
Personal productivity Digital ArticleIt’s easy to fall into catastrophic thinking — especially when you’re working remotely. -
Giving Critical Feedback Is Even Harder Remotely
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHere's how to do it. -
If You Want to Motivate Employees, Stop Trusting Your Instincts
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAdopt a data-driven approach. -
The Trouble With Bright Kids
Receiving feedback Digital ArticleIt’s not easy to live up to your fullest potential. There are so many obstacles that can get in the way: bosses that don’t appreciate what you have to offer, tedious projects that take up too much of your time, economies where job opportunities are scarce, the difficulty of juggling career, family, and personal goals. […] -
When Your Employee Doesn't Take Feedback
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Make Your Work More Meaningful
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleGreat managers know how to infuse work with meaning. But why wait for them to do it? -
Garbage In, Great Stuff Out
Decision making and problem solving Magazine ArticlePristine data are great for computers. But when it comes to people, messy inputs make for the best decisions. -
How Leaders Should React When Someone Disappoints
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFour things to do before you lose your temper. -
Respect Employees: Be Tough on Them
Communication Digital ArticleThere's a painful new-employee moment in the PBS documentary "Circus," and it really resonated for me. A veteran clown at the Big Apple Circus is showing... -
The Power of Small Wins
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhat is the best way to motivate employees to do creative work? Help them take a step forward every day. In an analysis of knowledge workers' diaries,... -
Research: How Remote Work Impacts Women at Different Stages of Their Careers
Gender Digital ArticleData on software engineers at a Fortune 500 company revealed that junior and senior women saw contrasting costs and benefits. -
Discovering Your Authentic Leadership
Leadership & Managing People HBR BestsellerThe ongoing problems in business leadership over the past five years have underscored the need for a new kind of leader in the 21st century: the authentic... -
Why People Lie at Work - and What to Do About It
Communication Digital ArticleBefore you take action, you need to understand their motivations. -
GE's Real-Time Performance Development
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleContinuous feedback helps teams collaborate better.
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Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (A)
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Negotiating Better Teamwork
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Advanced Laser Clinics (A)
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Performance Development at GE: Shaping a Fit-For-Purpose Performance Management System (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In 2013, GE implemented the FastWorks program, an initiative that utilized tools and methods adapted from start-up methodologies to make the company more... -
Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto: A Case Vignette on Feedback - Denise Frazer's Perspective
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto, two HBS students, have decided to give each other feedback on their class participation. While Denise believes that she... -
Jessica Lee: Dealing With Course Evaluations
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No One Understands You and What to Do About It
Communication Book25.00View Details Have you ever felt you're not getting through to the person you're talking to, or not coming across the way you intend? You're not alone. That's the bad... -
Harvard Business Review Guides Ultimate Boxed Set (16 Books)
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The First Six Months: Launching a PSF Career
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HBR Guides to Performance Management Collection (4 Books) (HBR Guide Series)
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Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto: A Case Vignette on Feedback - Paolo Canto's Perspective
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Denise Frazer and Paolo Canto, two HBS students, have decided to give each other feedback on their class participation. While Paolo believes that he has... -
Performance Development at GE: Shaping a Fit-For-Purpose Performance Management System (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In 2013, GE implemented the FastWorks program, an initiative that utilized tools and methods adapted from start-up methodologies to make the company more... -
The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower
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Next-Level Negotiating (HBR Women at Work Series)
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Advanced Laser Clinics (C)
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HBR Guide to Navigating the Toxic Workplace
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The X-Caliber Project Case (A): Giving and Receiving Feedback - Confidential Instructions for Diane
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Managing Teams in the Hybrid Age: The HBR Guides Collection (8 Books)
Management Book160.00View Details Lead your hybrid team to success. The strictly nine-to-five office routine no longer exists, and you may be managing a team that works in several different... -
Hillside Beach Club: Delivering the Ultimate Family Vacation in the Mediterranean
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5 Years of Must Reads from HBR: 2020 Edition (5 Books)
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Giving a High Performer Productive Feedback
Managing people Best PracticeGiving feedback, particularly constructive feedback, is often a stressful task. As counterintuitive as it may seem, giving feedback to a top performer can be even tougher. Top performers may not have obvious development needs and in identifying those needs, you can sometimes feel like you’re being nitpicky or over-demanding. In addition, top performers may not […] -
How to Keep Your Star Performers in Trying Times
Employee retention Best PracticeWhen the economy is slow and unemployment rates are high, it’s easy to think your employees will happily stay put in their current jobs. But that’s a dangerous assumption. Research shows that voluntary turnover rates increase as consumer confidence builds. This means, as a manager, you need to figure out ways to retain your top […] -
The Right Time to Ask for Feedback
Communication AdviceDo it before completing 50-60% of your work. -
When to Give Verbal Feedback — and When to Do It in Writing
Giving feedback Digital ArticleDon’t default to your comfort zone. Deliver your message in the way that works best for the situation. -
How Leaders Can Get the Feedback They Need to Grow
Receiving feedback Digital ArticleSix tips for soliciting radical candor. -
The Case of the Needy Employee
Giving feedback Digital ArticleMake Your Case relies on your insights to help readers solve pressing business problems. You can help by leaving a comment below or by rating the comments of others — after a week, a guest expert will also weigh in. * * * “Knock, knock!” says a voice behind you. You swivel your chair around […] -
Employee Recognition and Reward When Times Are Tough
Motivating people Digital ArticleIn this economic climate, it is more critical than ever to make your staff feel recognized for their contributions. Harvard Management Update sought the advice of best-selling author and employee motivation expert Bob Nelson, who has worked with such companies as FedEx, Time Warner, and IBM, on how to best handle this. 1.What’s so important […] -
Wolfgang Keller at Konigsbrau-TAK (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Wolfgang Keller, manager of the Ukrainian subsidiary of a German beer company, faces a managerial dilemma. His subordinate, Dmitri Brodsky, is a talented... -
Stay Motivated When Feedback Is Scarce
Personal productivity Digital ArticleIt’s easy to fall into catastrophic thinking — especially when you’re working remotely. -
Giving Critical Feedback Is Even Harder Remotely
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHere's how to do it.