Trust in the workplace
Common sense preaches and research has already shown that mutual trust is critical to collaboration in teams and organizations. But how the trust phenomenon really [...]
November 2019
September 2017
Giving feedback is not about the other person. It’s about you.
I was interviewing Gisele, manager of a company where we were starting a Target Teal project. I couldn't believe what I heard: Gisele: Peter is [...]
August 2017
A Guide to Performance Appraisals
I selected some questions that will help you build a performance appraisal system that works for your business or organization. Try to answer with the [...]
March 2017
Expecting a career plan? Know why it may never come
Gary eagerly awaited the response from his manager. He had requested a consultation on the next steps available to him, now in the position of Database Administrator. [...]
Feedback: How your company should be dealing with this topic
We are in the 21st century and feedback is still a difficult subject in organizations. Ask anyone: virtually every company will claim they would like to [...]
Motivation 3.0: what really drive us at work
Have you stopped to think about the incentive mechanisms in organizations? Most of companies deploy evaluation systems, annual bonuses and performance appraisals without reflecting about [...]
Forget employee incentives: offer experiences instead
Experiences. That's what I've been looking for in my life. New experiences: at work, at home, on vacation, in relationships. Not only I, but many [...]
Throw away the “Vision and Mission” and create a Purpose
There they are, the vision and mission of your organization. Where? In the drawer of the Human Resources manager's desk. Someday he said: “We need [...]
February 2017
Inconvenient Truths: Why your company doesn’t have transparent salaries yet
Wally was nervous. The interviewer had just asked his salary claim for the position of Process Manager. He thought: I need to say a high amount. I [...]