Ah, the dreaded performance review. So many managers look at this as a tremendous chore, while employees waver between hopeful and anxious. Why is it that having a private conversation between a manager and an employee can evoke so many emotions and potentially leave so many scars? As noted in Abolishing Performance Appraisals: Why They [...]
By Michael Holland Great leaders are life long learners consuming blog posts, articles, videos and books to gain perspective and increase knowledge. Leverage that driving or flying time - or get away from the in-laws time - this holiday with a good book! Here are 4 books I recommend for this year. Get [...]
by Michael Holland See if you can answer these questions. What team won the last Super Bowl? Name the last 5 Super Bowl winning teams. Who won on last season's Survivor reality TV show? Who were the last 5 winners? What team won the World Series this year? Name the last 5 World Series winners. [...]
By Michael Holland I ran a red light yesterday. Not intentionally, mind you, but clearly I did run the light. I was in a new area and looking for my next turn when I found myself coming up to an intersection with a light that was already yellow. It’s that moment in time, the split [...]
by Michael Holland Sometimes you have to go back to square one of your management training and practice the basics. Sports coaches know well that players must keep their basic skills fully in tune. Pro football coaches bring their guys back to the line again and again during practices to run the same play over [...]
By Michael Holland There was a distinct moment when my first child was born that I awakened to the full weight of being a father. Before that moment of birth, I intellectually understood that I was becoming a father. But upon birth and holding my child in my arms I became distinctly aware [...]
By Michael Holland It’s a beautiful morning in the City of Brotherly Love and I have a fantastic view of the sun rising over the Ben Franklin Bridge. The bridge is a beautiful suspension bridge connecting Philadelphia, PA with Camden, NJ over the Delaware River. The same river the great George Washington famously [...]
By Michael Holland It is the 5th inning and the team is down 9 to 0 in the national championship baseball game. The coach looks around at his team of teenagers playing in what they see as the most important game of their lives. He’s a talented coach and was a star baseball [...]
By Michael Holland My favorite NFL football team, the great Baltimore Ravens, made their first pick in the 2014 NFL draft and picked C.J. Mosley who attended and played for Alabama. What’s really amazing about the NFL draft process is the tremendous depth and breadth of information that is available on every player. With [...]
By Michael Holland Does this mission statement sound familiar: ________ Incorporated provides its customers with quality __________ products and the expertise required for making informed buying decisions. We provide our products and services with a dedication to the highest degree of integrity and quality of customer satisfaction, developing long-term professional relationships with employees [...]
