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Survive & Thrive

Save Your Staff by Dealing with the Underperformer

June 30, 2009
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In the May 2009 HRMagazine article, “The Seduction of Potential,” Keith Rosen talks about talks about why we are seduced into thinking that if we just give the under-performer a little more time, they will realize their potential.  We think this even when we have little evidence of improvement.  Yes, they had great references, a [...]

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What Managers Can Learn from TV Talent Show Judges

May 10, 2009
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First there’s Simon and Paula and Randy, and the Britain’s Got Talent crew. Then there’s the dance version: Bruno, Len and Carrie Ann on “Dancing With the Stars” (DWTS). Not that I’m a reality show junkie, but I have seen enough to know that we have something to learn from these judges’ very public “performance [...]

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