Four Groups

I’ve been reading blogs for a while now and felt it was about time that our own list of links were updated. The first new addition is Denise O’Berry’s ‘Ask Team Doc‘. Denise’s style takes on that of a Q&A session. To give you a flavour, here’s an extract from a recent post;

My subordinate has worked with me for 6 years. Overall, her performance is very strong and she handles most of her responsibilities in a timely and thorough manner. However, due to the small size of the organization, there’s no real opportunity for growth here…. It’s time for another performance evaluation… any suggestions? I’d love for her to make the decision to leave on her own rather than firing her, but I don’t know how to even broach this with her.

An extract from Denise’s reply

OK, so where do you start? Set up a meeting with this employee. Plan for the meeting by identifying what you want to discuss, what possible action plans might be and what you expect to have accomplished when the meeting is over. When the meeting occurs don’t just talk. Listen. Listen very carefully to what she has to say.

It’s great to get under the covers of some real issues and to hear Denise’s advice and recommendations.