Dear Madeleine, I manage a global team of extremely talented scientists. It is clear how the work we do benefits our organization. I got a new boss about nine months ago, and I’m pretty sure my unit was the only one that wasn’t a dumpster fire. I have been left completely to my own devices.…
This guest post is by Doug Hung, Director, Blanchard Taiwan. Every year, China conducts a nationwide college entrance exam for all high school graduates. The exam spans two days and covers Chinese, foreign languages, mathematics, and a student’s choice from one of the humanities (politics, history, geography) or sciences (physics, chemistry, life sciences). Students are…
Dear Madeleine, I don’t know what to do about my boss. He’s canceled every meeting we have set up for the past six months. I’ve received absolutely no feedback all year—and then yesterday at my annual performance review (which he had cancelled three times so it was three months late), he gave me only negative…
Performance review is a hot topic in management circles these days. About the best thing anyone has to say is that it is a necessary evil—with most people calling for a complete rethinking of the process. In a new article for The Ken Blanchard Companies’ Ignite newsletter, leadership expert Scott Blanchard identifies one flaw with…