Archive for November, 2007

A Whole New Perspective of Leadership

It seems so appropriate that I was reading Stanford University’s alumni magazine over this Thanksgiving holiday weekend(in the U.S.) and came across a wonderful article that I see directly related to a different perspective of leadership - making a difference. The article was called “Small Change - Big Payoff: Got 25 Bucks?” It has me very excited about a new way to make a difference all over the world. I suggest you go read it online now by clicking on the link above.

The article is about an amazing entrepreneurial venture, Kiva, that is dedicated (Read the article)

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Can Performance Reviews Really Be Simple AND Effective?

Today’s practical leadership tip is a little different. I asked Tiffany Childs, our marketing manager,  to provide her perspective of the performance review she “received” on Monday. Here is her commentary:

How many times have you been in a performance review, either as the reviewer or the one being reviewed, and felt unsatisfied at the end? Having a periodic review is a necessary part of working in any environment and so we’ve all most likely had our fair share of them, but it seems as though often managers are just going through the motions in these reviews.

I feel that is a shame because (Read the article)

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