Category Archives: Performance Management

Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 5

Posted on July 18, 2021 by thebossdoctor

P = Producer Ken Blanchard maintains there are only two choices when you are hiring: 1.  A producer – someone who can do the job without needing a lot of help or supervision. 2.  A potential producer – someone who … Continue reading →

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Hire S.H.A.R.P.E.R. People – Part 1

Posted on June 20, 2021 by thebossdoctor

S = Strategic I’ve decided to follow-up my series on DELEGATION with one on HIRING.  My reasoning is pretty straightforward here:  There’s an obvious—and logical—connection between these two essential executive functions: Before you can assign work to a person, you … Continue reading →

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Can They? Will They?

Posted on June 6, 2021 by thebossdoctor

The Two Essential Questions of Effective Delegation I posted last time about the issue of DELEGATION.  Since there are so many important and interconnected elements to effective delegation, I decided to continue this topic with added insights and additional tips. … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #24

Posted on May 30, 2021 by thebossdoctor

You will never be an effective leader until you can be comfortable being responsible for what other people do. This issue’s great advice comes from one of my favorite CEO’s – Rick Frost of LP (Louisiana-Pacific Corporation).  I heard Rick … Continue reading →

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #16

Posted on March 21, 2021 by thebossdoctor

It’s not the people you fire who create problems for you…it’s the people you DON’T fire. This post’s great advice comes from an executive I worked with who had keen insight into the reality of organizational leadership.  Here’s one of … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #13

Posted on February 21, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Make Your People HAPPY In a recent survey in the workplace, researchers invited more than 600 managers from dozens of companies to rank the impact on employee motivation and emotions of five workplace factors commonly considered significant: Recognition for good … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #12

Posted on February 14, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Make Your People Feel Important Everyone wears an invisible sign around their neck that says, MAKE ME FEEL IMPORTANT.  This insight comes from Mary Kay Ash, the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics and one of the most successful business leaders … Continue reading →

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Great Advice from Top CEO’s – #10 Part 4

Posted on January 31, 2021 by thebossdoctor

Don’t ignore your weaknesses! This short series of posts has been about the concept of building your work around your strengths… the things that you really enjoy doing.  In the last issue I quoted the executive who said, “I want … Continue reading →

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s #6

Posted on December 13, 2020 by thebossdoctor

Never Sanction Incompetence This post’s great advice comes from Mike Vance, author of the book, Think Out of the Box.  Vance worked for Disney back in the day (and when I say “he worked for Disney” I mean he worked … Continue reading →

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Great Advice From Top CEO’s – #5

Posted on December 6, 2020 by thebossdoctor

There are only 2 Management Mindsets: TAKE YOUR MEDICINE and THE CALL TO GLORY This post’s great advice comes from one of my own clients and friends, David Payne.  His leadership efforts took a factory that was losing 3.6 million … Continue reading →

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