REPOST: The truth about yourr job performance

In reality, speaking the truth may cause negative feelings to staff members, but when done skillfully, according to this article, it is much more likely to improve performance, and therefore results.

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We all know a technically strong leader with a well-deserved reputation for harshness toward people. Staff members complain about it. The leader’s peers can’t believe she gets away with it.

All too often, this leader’s annual evaluation is filled with praise for her technical prowess but barely mentions her troubling style with people. The review meeting focuses on her technical successes; as the employee leaves the boss shakes her hand and offers an afterthought: “You could put a little more effort into your people interactions.”

Because the skill deficit is downplayed, no discussion occurs about what success would look like or how it would be measured. The leader exits, thrilled at her great review, oblivious to the difficulty with her style. And the boss secretly hopes she will change her approach. But she doesn’t because she doesn’t know she should. Because no one has told her the truth.

What restrains organizational truth-telling? Fear of hurt feelings or injured relationships. Fear of conflict and confrontation. Fear that a valued technical resource might leave the organization.

It is human nature to quickly tally up the potential cost of speaking out. In reality, speaking the truth may cause these or other challenges, but when done skillfully, it is much more likely to improve performance, and therefore results.

Imagine what losing this fear of truth-telling might yield for your company.

Employee satisfaction grows and subsequently productivity rises. Problems are reported early, before customers are impacted. People bring forward new ideas, no longer worried about offending their leader by suggesting work be done differently.

What truths about performance are withheld in your organization? What cost does the resulting lack of employee knowledge impose on the organization? How are results impacted when the truth is unspoken?

What simple truths about performance do you need to speak for the betterment of your organization?

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Celebrating self-improvement month with a focus on boosting job performance

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September is self-improvement month and there’s no better time to review just how much one has accomplished since the beginning of the year. People often make New Year’s resolutions but it is common for many to fall short or lose steam along the way. With a few months to go till the year ends, instead of giving up entirely, it is better to adopt a stance that insists that there is still some time to complete some of the goals set in January.

With little time to spare, it is best to focus on some aspects in life that matter. One’s job career is a good aspect to focus on as people spend much of their life at work. As some of these suggestions will show, a little can go a long way in improving one’s job performance:

First, make it a point to always arrive early. Resisting the urge to hit the snooze button every morning pays off as getting to work earlier than others gives workers some quiet, interruption-free time to start their day right.

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Second is to let go of the urge to multitask. By focusing on one task at a time, people can do better work, accomplish more, and feel less stressed at the end of the day after they’ve struck off everything in their daily to-do list.

Third, improve on communication. Many hassles and misunderstandings at the workplace can easily be avoided by listening and asking the right questions. Focus on improving communication with others and help improve the team’s synergy to get more things done right.

Finally, remember to find balance. Work is not everything there is to life so learning to limit one’s daily workload is vital to avoid burning out.

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