THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENT CONVERSATIONS

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPARENT CONVERSATIONS

By Mark Holmquist WPI Training Director Initiating frequent conversations with your team is essential to keep everyone on task, mission focused and informed on developments as we all navigate through the “new normal.”  Leaders should keep in mind that their teams are seeking greater clarity in day to day operations to understand where the organization is heading during this uncertain time.  I have always been impressed by leaders who were transparent in their conversations with an employee or delivering information in a more formal manner to a group.  The importance of being transparent while communicating with people is that it…
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Going from Good to Great Using a More Effective Performance Evaluation

Poorly designed and ineffective evaluations can do more harm than good. As a matter of fact, this topic can lead to very passionate and heated discussions amongst organizational members.  While working with many organizations, we hear how evaluations look similar for members across the organization, regardless of performance, and how this can lead to resentment and apathy. We’ve even heard of supervisors having members write their own evaluation and then simply signing them! We are often questioned on the merit of evaluations and what the best approach is. We believe that performance measurement systems that are tailored to the individual vs.…
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Welcome to the WPILeadership Blog!

We are excited to have launched our new site! Lots of changes have been made to encompass our growth, better event registration and payments methods, and so much more including a blog section. Our team will be posting on a regular basis regarding topics such as leadership, organizational change, big opportunities, team building efforts, and so much more. We will also take opportunities to share others blogs and articles. If you relate to one of our blogs, we ask that you react and share the blog to you social media and other outlets as well. We will also try to…
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