The Essence of a Performance Scorecard
Posted on July 18, 2008 - Filed Under 332 | Leave a Comment
Employees need to have transparency on how they are measured in terms of quantifiable numbers through coaching and the presence of a well-define performance scorecard.
An employee performance scorecard addresses the fact that every employee needs to be driven. Some may be driven through financial incentives, and some may be looking for something that is intangible, such as self-worth. Others may aspire to become supervisors or business leaders one day. All this will be determined through a systematized and organized performance scorecard that gives employees visibility on how management measures and evaluates their performance.
Read More..>>Auto Accidents and Defective Seat Belts
Posted on June 2, 2008 - Filed Under Autos | Leave a Comment
While it is estimated that nearly 15,000 lives are saved each year because of seat belts during automobile accidents, it is also estimated that nearly 10,000 deaths are the result of defective seat belts in car wrecks. The national campaign to get individuals to use their seat belts becomes more difficult when defective seat belts become the cause of an automobile driver’s death.
Seat belts have the ability to better protect vehicle occupants from fatal accidents than anything else. According to federal statistics, in 2003, the use of seat belts saved nearly 15,000 lives nationwide. However, even more than 6,000 deaths per year are related to the improper use — or the failure to use — the proper seat belt restraints during a car crash.
Read More..>>Look Out For Email Time Thieves!
Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
We’ve all done it - allowed ourselves to be distracted by email rather than getting busy with the task at hand. Email, while often productive and important, can steal time in the most creative ways. Try these techniques, and encourage your colleagues to do the same. Note: This article can be used as the topic of an office meeting - list it on the agenda as “Time Saving/Office Productivity.”
- Never send or forward “chain letter” email. You’ll still have friends and good things will still happen to you. As soon as you can tell that the email is “one of those,” hit delete.
Productivity Improves When You Learn How To Ask?
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
If productivity is about doing something that is usually tied to a desired outcome, then how can you maximize productivity of your employees or even yourself? One simple, but often ignored productivity strategy is to ask.
Asking is the way we learn to increase our results. We learn by asking what path not to take for example if we are asking for directions. Thus by asking, we improve our productivity because we get to where we want to go quick and usually expending far less resources had we not simply asked.
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