by Teresa Marzolph | Jun 28, 2021 | Leadership, Performance Management
The North Wind and the Sun is a famous story that are part of the ancient Greek’s collection, Aesop’s Fables. It begins with the Sun and North Wind arguing over which is stronger. To resolve the dispute, they agree to a challenge when they see a man walking along a...
by Teresa Marzolph | Dec 9, 2019 | Performance Management
Are you gearing up for annual employee reviews? And are you dreading it? If you’ve answered “yes” to these questions, know you are not alone. A 2018 WorldatWork survey shows 94% of companies conduct formal employee reviews annually – and a separate study suggests...
by Teresa Marzolph | Nov 25, 2019 | Performance Management
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. —Voltaire Have you ever gotten a really good thank you note? The kind that is so good, you feel you need to send a thank you note for the thank you note? How likely you are...
by Teresa Marzolph | Nov 21, 2019 | Leadership, Performance Management
I was 16 and it was my first real sparring match. Although I started karate when I was 13, I had braces. For safety reasons, we weren’t allowed to spar with braces, so my training in sparring was delayed, significantly. I was three years behind everyone else my age...
by Teresa Marzolph | Jul 10, 2019 | Performance Management
What is the one thing worse than having an employee fail to meet your expectations? Talking with that employee about it – that is worse. It’s uncomfortable. Today one of the most common issues plaguing workplaces is our unwillingness, or in some cases...
