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[26 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | 759 views]

Digg DiggAccording to Ninemsn – Kyle Doyle faked sick, calling in to work to get a day off. All was well until his manager noticed his facebook profile update: “Kyle Doyle is not going to work, f*** it I’m still trashed. SICKIE WOO!” I am not going to spend more time writing about Kyle’s day [...]

Coaching, how to »

[19 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | 284 views]

So you are looking for ways to measure your own performance? Are you feeling the stagnation? Do you know how well you are performing? Well this short article might help you to evaluate your own performance. First of all, do you know how others are performing?If you have direct results to compare, like completed tasks, [...]

Coaching, management »

[15 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | 427 views]

I have just read and commented on Steve Roesler’s blog post about disgruntled employees. And I feel the need to elaborate. Steve asks a question: “If you are talented and disgruntled and have made an attempt to rectify the situation without success, then what payoff are you getting by staying where you are?” This is [...]

Coaching, timesaver »

[2 Oct 2008 | One Comment | 234 views]

The right focus is very important both for a coach and for an employee. Today I want to share a tip that I got from Henrik at my department. When you try to improve one’s performance, there is no need to spend time on the very best of them, as the reward would be too [...]

burnout, Coaching »

[1 Oct 2008 | Comments Off | 198 views]

I met a German fellow at a dinner last weekend. We discussed what kind of work he was doing. He worked at a construction site in Norway as a crane assembler. He said that he was told to slow down as he worked too much and too fast resulting in him making the others look [...]

Coaching, how to, motivation »

[29 Sep 2008 | Comments Off | 197 views]

Did you know that you have a potential that rest somewhere within you just waiting like kerosene for a spark. I believe that 80 % of all employees, maybe including you have the potential of producing about 20 % more. How can you ignite that spark necessary to get your boiler boiling? I have 40 [...]