Performance Improvement Idea Watch: 3 New Tips

2011-01-10T05:06:00.000-08:00

Are you someone who wants to keep up with the latest thinking on leadership and emotional intelligence but struggles to find the time?

If so, then this blog could be for you because I will be using each post this year to draw your attention to a few practical ideas, tips, and advice based on articles published by the Harvard Business Review and the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence.

For this post, I have got 3 performance improvement tips/messages/ideas for you which come from recent HBR articles:

Performance Improvement Tip 1

Don’t feel embarrassed about feeling guilt-ridden. Feeling guilty is actually good.

Because research by Francis Flynn at Stanford shows that people who are prone to guilt are hard workers and good leaders who are able to see the big picture. They are more committed to their employers and more likely to assist colleagues in need. They don’t feel stressed and they can manage their feelings. More…

Performance Improvement Tip 2

Don’t ever stop working on yourself.

Many managers stop working on themselves too early. Linda Hill and Kent Lineback say that constant and probing self-assessment is the key to transforming yourself from a good boss to a great one. In order to become a great leader, you need to be continually improving the way you manage yourself, manage your network, and manage your team. More…

Performance Improvement Tip 3

Set out to improve things across your whole life, not just the work aspect.

Clayton Christensen suggests that everyone needs to ask “How can I be happy in my career, how can I be happy in my personal and family life, and how can I live my life with integrity?” If you're not guided by a clear sense of purpose, you may waste your time and energy on superficial signs of success at the expense of what is really important to you. The key is to define what you stand for and draw the line in a safe place. More…

What's your take on these ideas, and do you have any practical ideas and tips based on your experience as a manager and leader that you would like to pass on to others?

Performance Improvement: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership

Performance Improvement Idea Watch: 3 New Tips