Feedback from my first article, How to Become a Better Leader for your Team, directed me to one topic briefly mentioned in the piece – how do we effectively deliver difficult feedback and manage ‘courageous conversations’. Whether you're running your own business or you're responsible for a team in a bigger corporation, at some point, you inevitably have to manage these … [Read more...]
Command the Room but Don’t Be Commanding: The Problem with Intangible Feedback
Many women are plagued by feedback that is unclear, not actionable, and feels like a moving target. They may get conflicting feedback like I did when I was told I was both “too strategic” and “too tactical” by the same boss. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In a favorite episode of the I Hate My Boss podcast, a listener wrote in that her manager did not even try … [Read more...]
Feedback is a Gift – Especially When It Hurts
Few of us look forward to a feedback appointment. Regardless of how solid we consider our work performance and efforts to be, the bottom-line is that we all have professional blind spots and absolutely no one is exempt from negative feedback. We’ve all been there, but ouch! Usually, it comes with a sting, tempting us to lash out in ways that aren’t professional or more … [Read more...]
The Fine Art of Giving Effective Feedback
Of all the tools available to train, guide and motivate employees, the most finely balanced is the art of giving feedback. If it is too negative, it can throw the employee off their game entirely, thinking that they are doing everything wrong and can never achieve the excellence demanded by their boss. If it is too positive, it can be construed as shallow and start to … [Read more...]
Powerful Working Moms, Math Equality, and Reviewing Yourself as the Boss
News and Insights from Business Women (December 14, 2011) 2011 Most Powerful Moms in Washington D.C. They're women. They're mothers. They're in Washington, D.C. And they're powerful. Find out who they are according to Working Mother and see them in pictures. You're the Boss, Give Yourself a Performance Review Suzanne Lucas, The Evil HR Lady from AllBusiness.com, tells us … [Read more...]