Valid Performance Appraisal
What constitutes a valid performance appraisal? What raters should know to avoid legal challenges in court?
Stop Being an Unpaid Part of Facebook Ad Campaigns
Blog originally posted at Social Media Spanish. Recently I have seen more and more discussion about people feeling very uncomfortable with Facebook using their name and image on social ads. I wrote about this last year on the dangers of showing up on Pepto Bismol’s next ad for a chimichanga antidote. People online are becomingRead… Read more »
Monday Pick Me Up
I like the way you “work” it. Original post
trust must be earned or else
Good article on trust, honesty and integrity. Check the link below. Leaders must know you cannot lead without building trust and earning the trust of those they work and do business with. Leaders do not have to be head of agency or organization but I would include those who supervise people. Trust comes from honesty,Read… Read more »
Citizen Sidewalk Brigades?
In Los Angeles city officials want to spend $10 million dollars to do a three year survey of sidewalks to determine which need repair. Citizen Peter Griswold wants to save that money by creating Volunteers for Sidewalk Brigades to complete the sidewalk survey. As reported in a Los Angeles Timesarticle Griswold sates “There are soRead… Read more »
performance and supervision
Should you blame on yourself or on your leader if you cannot advance your career in the organization for which you have been loyal and served with distinction? What are your barriers? What are your options? What questions should you ask within yourself and in regard to the organization itself? You have the right talentsRead… Read more »
managing and leading people
I have a strong view about leadership. Leaders in order to earn trust and respect, you must care for your employees. You must be fair and act with openess and with integrity. Your actions count. I have been taught to believe that if you cannot lead, get out of the way so others can lead.Read… Read more »
Redesigning government: Does the terminology of government hold it back?
I had an interesting discussion last week with a colleague about the terminology of government. We talk about politicians as moving the ‘levers of power’ and departmental restructures as ‘machinery of government’ (MOG) changes (sometimes used as a verb “we got mogged!”) Lack of progress in bureaucracy is called ‘spinning wheels’ (which often appears toRead… Read more »
Organization and Leadership
You just cannot make peace with those who don’t want to make peace with us. We need to draw a line what is acceptable and unacceptable. In organizations, strong leadership and principles are required so employees know what are expected of them. These principles and expectations must be consistently communicated and executed by senior leadersRead… Read more »
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity is the strength for each organization and for the Nation. Organizational leaders are not doing their job if they don’t embrace diversity and inclusion in their organization. Diversity should be a central focus of human capital management. Should senior leaders and supervisors be held accountable for the success in workforce diversity and diversity management?Read… Read more »