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July 2, 2016

To stretch or not to stretch goals?

Every team, however small or big sets goals for itself as a whole as well as for all the individuals. […]

June 28, 2016

Why are successful managers like talented actors?

How do managers become successful? By ensuring their work is completed on time? Delegating work to their employees? Is there […]

June 24, 2016

Top 4 companies to work for, according to LinkedIn

LinkedIn recently released its list of top attractors that people would love to work for. Featured prominently amongst the top are […]

June 22, 2016

Listening – Most effective tool for a Leader

Do you think a really good speaker can become a great leader? Is it the only attribute required? Of course […]

June 20, 2016

Standup meetings : Benefits & Cautions

A stand-up meeting (or simply “stand-up”) is a meeting in which attendees typically participate while standing. The discomfort of standing […]

June 16, 2016

Why Employee development is the key to success?

All successful companies, irrespective of their industry, have one thing in common. Motivated and highly productive workforce. And contrary to […]

June 15, 2016

Ensure successful OKRs by avoiding these 8 mistakes [Infographic]

Objectives & Key Results (OKRs) is a goal settings framework championed by Andy Grove at Intel in the 1970s. It […]

June 14, 2016

MBO vs. OKR – What are the differences?

Since the time Management became a discipline in itself, most of the companies have been using techniques to efficiently manage […]

June 10, 2016

How to request employee feedback and improve continuously?

Importance of feedback? Imagine taking a trip to the Himalayas. You are excited to drive all the way from your […]

June 8, 2016

Psychological Biases: The bane of Performance Reviews

How would your employees react if they got to know their performance is not going to be reviewed? Pandemonium, right? […]

June 7, 2016
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Traditional vs Agile Performance Management

Agile performance management is a collaborative, continuous feedback and development practice that is steadily replacing traditional performance management. Traditional performance […]

June 6, 2016

How to Effectively Increase Employee Accountability?

When accountability is embedded in an organization’s core values, teams go beyond task completion—they take responsibility for results and strive […]

May 31, 2016

7 Virtues of Highly Effective Managers

We all know that Managers are in a position to be the difference between a dull and a kick-ass team. They are […]

May 11, 2016

4 Steps to Make Performance Reviews Insanely Effective

We all have either said or heard (or both) ‘oh no! not again!!’ on announcement of the Annual performance reviews […]

March 18, 2016
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Recognition, the most powerful performance enhancer at the workplace

It is no secret that recognition of hard working employees can benefit a company in many ways. Once an employee feels […]

March 15, 2016

What Employees Want to help them succeed

Many companies nowadays are trying to attract and retain people with great talent by simply promoting the fact that they […]

December 15, 2015

3 Key differences between UpRaise and Traditional tools

There are number of tools in the market that help companies in Employee recognition and Engagement. What is so different […]

December 14, 2015

How to create a productive and happy work culture

Everyone wants to work in a productive and happy environment. You can ask anyone if they would want to work […]

December 10, 2015

5 offbeat activities to boost employee engagement

The fact is that, when your employees are engaged having a good time at work, their creative limits will know […]

December 7, 2015

3 ways to make your organization hyper-productive