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Employee Self Appraisal – You Might Be Surprised By What You Learn!

October 24, 2018 by Patricia 2 Comments

Feedback is an important key to learning. And, managers learn from employees who can be honest about the work environment.

One way to learn this valuable information is by simply asking the question.

Many organizations use employee self appraisals as a tool to gather feedback information for managers.

While a little scary to administer, this tool can reveal employee perceptions about the workplace, how it is managed and provide suggestions that could be used to improve the worker experience. Read the Full Article →

7 Steps to Implementing Church Strategy

October 12, 2016 by Patricia 9 Comments

Fulfilling a church’s mission requires taking the time to develop a strategy, planning the steps to get it done and management of the process. Implementing church strategy takes focus!

Managing the process requires identifying who needs to do what, by when and holding them accountable for what they are responsible for doing.

A strategic plan is only as effective as the goals that are written to implement it. Read the Full Article →

6 Errors Managers Make on Performance Appraisals

October 14, 2015 by Patricia 4 Comments

Since we are all human, it is common for managers to make “errors” when assessing employee behavior and writing performance appraisal documents. These rater errors are reflective of our unconscious biases toward the employee.

These biases can give an employee an unfair advantage or disadvantage over others in their peer group.

The book, Human Resource Strategy, defines rater errors as being reflective of our imperfect judgment of others. Read the Full Article →

9 Best Practice Tips for Managing Church Staff

July 1, 2015 by Patricia 5 Comments

Managing a church staff is no different than managing employees in other environments. Learning best practice tips for managing church staff from others can help!

All employees desire the same things when going to work – regardless of job title or industry.

They want to know what is expected of them, they need to be given the tools and resources to perform their job and they want to be recognized and rewarded for meeting expectations and achieving business objectives. Read the Full Article →

8 Tips For Conducting Stress Free Performance Evaluations

April 22, 2015 by Patricia Leave a Comment

There are not many people who will tell you (honestly) that they like conducting performance evaluations. But, performance evaluations, that are done right, can be a positive experience for employees, particularly if there is a reward benefit to performing well.

The performance appraisal process should be an ongoing system that climaxes with the employee evaluation and raise distribution. It should be a time of reflection, celebration and thinking forward. Read the Full Article →

4 Ways to Help Supervisors Manage Challenging Goals

January 16, 2014 by Patricia Leave a Comment

I recently read an article about a study that uncovers an interesting result of goals that are perceived as being too difficult to attain – abusive supervisors.

This study reveals that when unattainable goals are set, the stress and pressure on supervisors to achieve those goals, increases and it is the employee who pays the price.

The research found a strong correlation between a supervisor’s assigned job goals, that were perceived as being too difficult to attain, and reports of abusive behavior toward subordinates. Read the Full Article →