How to Give a Bad Review
It’s the part of being a manager that everyone dreads. A less than stellar employee’s review is coming up, and you have to be the bearer of bad news. Ideally, the feedback you are about to deliver shouldn’t be a …
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Are Women Better Off Than Four Years Ago?
Recently MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow faced off with Republican consultant Alex Castellanos on Meet the Press about evidence of an income gap between professional men and women. Since this argument was about a disagreement on the facts, we decided to do …
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The 5 Most Awkward Conversations at Work
1. You asked your co-worker if she was pregnant, and she’s not. 2. You asked your boss of eight years if he enjoyed his Christmas, and he had to remind you that he’s Jewish. 3. Your co-worker is a touchy-feely …
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iQuit: Handle Sensitive Matters in Person
We’ve all been there. You need to tell your boss you feel angry or overworked, or god forbid you want to quit. You can’t stomach the thought of going into her office and telling her, so you send an e-mail or …
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A Team Manager’s Guide to Mentoring
I swear by mentoring as one of the best ways to teach your team members what they need to know to be productive and send the message that you think they’re important and care about their growth. Obviously, an official …
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Are You Being a Nag?
I was having lunch with one of my mentors the other day, an extremely successful businesswoman in the HR field. She asked me who had signed up for my new 2012 partnership offering. “No one,” I said. “Why not? It’s …
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If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again…and Again
Abraham Lincoln is widely considered to be the most admired president in the history of the United States. Listening to the Gettysburg address or talking to your high school teachers, you’d think he could do no wrong. Except he could, …
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