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Harry Levinson 1922-2012

The Performance Improvement Blog

Regarding Levinson’s notions about performance review , Diamond writes: …he emphasized the human compassion inherent in and necessary for providing subordinates with unambiguous, direct, and honest feedback in performance evaluation.

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Does Employee Happiness Cause Business Success?

The Performance Improvement Blog

All of the well-publicized research on this relationship is correlational and, therefore, we don’t know which is causing which or if other factors (such as leadership, organizational structure, R&D, etc.) A 2012 global survey by Towers Watson found a high correlation between “happy” employees and a company’s profitability.

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My 2012 Enterprise mLearning Predictions Recap

mLearning Trends

As 2012 draws to a close, its time to evaluate how in focus my lens on the future of enterprise mobile learning proved to be this past year and how many of my year ago predictions hit their targets. There will be more types of devices and ways to connect with our mobile learning world in 2012. On Target But.

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Executive Coaches Talk About Coaching Effectiveness

The Performance Improvement Blog

I participated in a presentation on coaching at Zingerman’s Roadhouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 21, 2012. We talked about the growth of executive coaching, the range of styles of coaching, the ups and downs of coaching, and how to evaluate coaching. My co-presentors were Rob Pasick and Barb Allushuski. See below: .

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12 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Authoring Tool

Knowing what you need from an eLearning authoring tool can be hard, especially when there are so many options on the market. gomo’s new ebook aims to save you time and hassle by identifying 12 must-have authoring tool features.

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Even the Leadership Playing Field

CLO Magazine

A 2012 research report from global leadership firm PDI Ninth House called “Can Women Executives Break the Glass Ceiling?” ” confirms the gender gap across the leadership spectrum is still widest at the top. The evaluations took into account short- and longer-range terms.

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Psychological safety leads to better managers and teams at this major enterprise

CLO Magazine

In 2012, Google conducted a multi-year study to answer that question. They used a combination of “hard” performance metrics and “soft” evaluations by leaders, executives and team members to measure effectiveness and found eight attributes that contribute to it. What makes an effective team? Building better remote teams.