by jmesser@broadly.com | Nov 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Giving a thorough and fair performance appraisal requires a lot of skill and a fair amount of work by your manager. If you are an active participant in the process by providing your manager with accurate details of your accomplishments spanning the timeframe — a...
by jmesser@broadly.com | Oct 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The mutually dreaded performance review is often a time of anxiety on both the part of the manager and the employee. Unfortunately, the narrative often follows the same storyline: The manager focuses on a recent memory, likely from the past month or so, and the...
by jmesser@broadly.com | Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
There are multiple types of bias we humans can exhibit. None of them require any particular malice aforethought. Rather, they are natural offshoots of human development. We unconsciously group things together for fast and easy access in our brains. We automatically...
by jmesser@broadly.com | Aug 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
I believe a quote by Ralph Nader sums up the role of a leader well: “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”If you’ve worked very long in the corporate field, you’ve likely been exposed to high-level...
by jmesser@broadly.com | Aug 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
When your work life is good and everyone is getting along, it’s easy to let your negotiation skills slip. However, it never seems to last long. As much as you may dread it, change happens. You might get a new boss, a new employee or a new colleague who turns...
by jmesser@broadly.com | Jun 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
It can be difficult to explain “gravitas.” It tends to be one of those you-know-it-when-you-see-it qualities. It’s that certain something that makes a great leader. It’s a seriousness and gravity that’s conducted with grace, dignity and...
