For years, in the Organizational Development world, we have taught from the premise that if everyone can suspend their stories and opinions and get to a set of facts that we agree upon, then we would all see the same thing and come to an agreement.
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What’s Worse Than A Difficult Conversation? Avoiding One!
Back in 2008, I was asked to speak at a CEO Summit in Boston on the topic of my then new book “The Little Red Book of Hiring & Firing.” After I shared how I help companies hire the right people, we turned to the often-difficult topic of firing.
Being a manager is easy if you’re willing to do this…
One of the main jobs of a manager is to have frequent performance discussions with their employees.
When you just can’t get over your judgment
You recently did training with our leadership team and I was impressed by the E+R=O formula. It made so much sense to me when I learned it and I was really excited about applying it when I got back to work.
So which way do you go in conflict? Silence or violence? Take this assessment to find out…
Depending on your personal style and experience, you may go one of three directions when handling difficult conversations.
[DISC Tool] How do you handle conflict?
Let’s face it…most of us were never taught how to handle conflict well. So given our DISC style, we may confront, put up with or avoid conflict altogether. Find out how you handle naturally handle conflict in this article…
[Wizard Wisdom] Why the facts don’t matter when dealing with conflict
I know, I know. We like to think of ourselves as rational human beings. However, it turns out that MOST often we aren’t responding to the “facts” of the matter. It just so happens that there is something that happens between the event (which IS usually...
How satisfied are you with your work? Take this assessment to find out…
Extrinsic motivation occurs when we are motivated to perform a behavior in order to earn a reward or avoid punishment. Intrinsic motivation involves engaging in a behavior because it is personally rewarding; essentially, performing an activity for its own sake....
Why many employee reward programs miss the boat!
Dear DISC Wizard, My HR Manager and I can’t get on the same page as to how to recognize our employees. She is much more “people-oriented” and of the mind that people like public recognition. I am of the mindset that it is more meaningful for people to hear from their...
[Wizard Wisdom] Why DISC behaviors NEEDS motivators…
As the DISC Wizard, of course, I think DISC is an amazing tool. (It’d be pretty sad if I didn’t.) But even I have to admit that DISC has its limitations. That’s why I always combine the 4 DISC Behaviors model with a 6 Motivators model. When you combine the 4 DISC...
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