4 Posts found for Publisher: Harvard Business Review (HBR)

1. Where did we predict we would be now? 
2. Where are we actually? 
3. What did we learn from any gap between the two? 
4. What are the most consequential barriers to meeting the goal (and how do we know)? 
5. Who owns the decision rights on them?

Author: Bill Lescher | Source: Lessons from the U.S. Navy on Building a Culture of Learning | Subject: Management Questions

Reflective recognition gives you, the leader, a window into what matters most to another person while at the same time, helping employees get to present their own progress and accomplishments. What’s more? When employees stop and reflect on their own achievements, how they’ve tackled challenges, and how they’ve made progress, it is great for engagement, too. The first step is to empower your employees to … [ Read more ]

Author: Christopher Littlefield | Source: A Better Way to Recognize Your Employees | Subjects: Human Resources Questions, Management Questions

Before asking questions as a manager, it’s critical to know what motivates employees to stay with an organization and why. Gallup research shows 12 needs managers can meet to improve employee engagement, including:

• Prioritizing employee development
• Facilitating a sense of purpose
• Caring about employees
• Considering employee opinions
• Focusing on employee strengths

These five measures map closely with research recently published by HBR on [ Read more ]

Author: Susan Peppercorn | Source: 5 Questions Every Manager Needs to Ask Their Direct Reports | Subject: Human Resources Questions

1. If you designed the agenda, what would be on it?
2. What is the executive not telling you that you feel you need to know?
3. How is the external world changing in ways that are not reflected in your board conversations?
4. What don’t you know about the company that you’re most concerned about?
5. What do you see always being discussed but never resolved?
6. What are you not discussing that you need

… [ Read more ]

Authors: Andrew White, Eric Wilkinson, Tazim Essani | Subject: Corporate Governance Questions