2.Ask employee to review his or her progress to date.

3.Praise employee for all on-target performance.

4.For below-target performance, ask employee for suggestions to improve. After all employee’s suggestions have been made, contribute any additional ideas you may have.

5.Revise and change standards or objectives where necessary.

6.Set a date for next progress review session.

If you schedule progress reviews with each of your direct report at designated intervals throughout year, you will find that it helps you remember to conduct these very important coaching discussions. The end result is that your staff will be more productive, and you will be an excellent leader. Don’t put them off! Schedule progress reviews today!

Susan Cullen is President of Quantum Learning Solutions, Inc., based in New Jersey. She has over 15 years experience in Organizational Development and is considered an expert in the use of blended learning methodologies for lasting organizational change. For more information go to http://www.quantumlearn.com or you can reach us at (800) 683-0681.

Let me return to statement, "Small businesses fall apart when it comes to strategy." I would not limit this phenomenon to small businesses. I have seen huge companies where employees don't know company's purpose, goals, or strategies.

I suppose one could say that employees need only do their jobs. Besides, most people (me included) tend to focus downward and get caught up with struggle and effort (tactics).

However, when we l'ose sight of our purpose, goals, or strategies, we render ourselves at least partially ineffective in achieving them. Still, we must make sure that tactics are executed.

What would happen if everyone asked, "How can I contribute to larg'er Purpose?"

We would turn our attention away from our own specialties, skills, and tactics - and advance perfor'mance of whole organization.

Awareness of our contribution turns our attention to Purpose, where results really count.

So, to be most effective we should focus on outward contributions while performing nitty-gritty tactics. Effective people get right things done for right Purpose.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is one of most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What did you learn today that you found most beneficial? How will you apply what you have learned at work? Any other comments are welcome:

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