Writing Objectives: Without reinventing the wheel!
Writing Objectives: Are your managers reinventing the wheel? Research consistently demonstrates that staff members who know what is expected of them are both more productive and have higher levels of...
View ArticleWriting Objectives : How to use some ‘reverse thinking’
Writing Objectives – Why bother? The purpose of writing objectives (and then agreeing those performance objectives with staff) can be an uphill battle for many managers. So why bother? Well, research...
View ArticleWriting Objectives – How to use a Model
Writing objectives that define what we expect of our staff can be a challenge. Many managers know that research shows that staff members who know clearly what is expected of them are both more...
View ArticlePerformance Objectives: What Are They?
In my video ‘Motivating Staff With Powerful Performance Objectives’ I teach a step by step process for writing objectives. But do the managers in your business every ask you – ‘what, exactly, are...
View ArticleManagement by Objectives: Too ‘Old School’ as a management technique?
Management by Objectives: Still a valid management tool? Are the managers in your organisation reluctant to use performance objectives, as a way of improving staff performance and satisfaction? Is it...
View ArticleManagement by Objectives: A Key Management Tool
Management by Objectives: Do managers understand its effectiveness? Do the managers in your business understand how effective management by objectives is as a management tool for improving staff...
View ArticleExample Objectives: Performance Management
Improving Performance Management: Example Objectives I’ve often been asked by Senior Managers, HR and Learning professionals ‘how can we encourage the managers in our business to be more effective at...
View ArticleImproving staff motivation by recognising staff as ‘valued contributors’
Are the managers in your business looking for ways to improve staff motivation (and improve how hard their staff work!)? A recent Globoforce report, Workforce Mood Tracker September 2011, states that...
View ArticleHelping Your Employees to Write Performance Objectives
In my blog ‘How to encourage your staff to write performance objectives’ I talked about an email I’d received asking for advice on how to involve staff in writing their own performance objectives. I...
View ArticleCan We Link Employee Engagement and Performance Objectives?
I had a great question sent to me this week asking if there is a connection or link between Employee Engagement and Performance Objectives. Here’s the question Hi Joan, I would like to say that your...
View ArticleWhat’s the difference between tasks and performance objectives?
I had another great question sent to me recently – this time about how to write performance objectives for a cook! Now, I know absolutely nothing about managing a cook (I know very little about cooking...
View ArticleHow to Teach Your Staff to Write Performance Objectives
In my blog ‘How to encourage your staff to write performance objectives’ I wrote about the benefits – to your staff – of writing their own objectives. In my blog ‘Helping your staff to write...
View ArticleManaging Upwards: Why Use Performance Objectives?
In my blog ‘Using Performance Objectives for Managing Upwards’ I explained how you could use performance objectives to encourage your manager to get clear with you about their expectations of your...
View ArticleDo Your Employee’s Behaviours Reflect Your Business Values?
Are your employees behaving in a way that reflects your business values? When employee’s behaviours go against the values of your organisation, are those behaviours addressed? Here is some interesting...
View ArticleDoes Your Employee Have Time to Meet Their Performance Objectives?
What is the most common reason you have heard, from your employees, for not meeting their performance objectives? Would it be: ‘I just didn’t have the time’ or ‘I ran out of time’? I’ve coached dozens...
View ArticleHelping Your Staff to Achieve Their Performance Objectives
Are your staff struggling to achieve their performance objectives? Do they need some help in dealing with problems they are having in meeting those objectives? I used to find it really frustrating when...
View ArticleA Question about Performance Objectives and Job Descriptions
Just recently an office manager contacted me with a question around how to use Job Descriptions as the basis for writing performance objectives. Here’s the question and (of course!) my answer The...
View ArticleHow to Identify Performance Objectives
I just got this message from someone who has been reading my blogs: Hi Joan I’ve been reading your blogs …thanks they are a big help. I’m not good at coming up with objectives have you got any tips?...
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