A Good Leader Tracks Positive And Negative Performance Issues, And Provides Ongoing Formal And Informal Feedback. By Thomas J. Roach Performance appraisals are intended to provide helpful feedback and reward productive behavior. The good leader tracks positive and negative performance issues and provides ongoing formal and informal feedback. The bad leader rarely provides feedback and only focuses on negative issues…
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You’re Using AI. Now What?
If AI Is Taking Over Many Analytical And Managerial Roles In Business, What Will Be The Collateral Damage? By Thomas J. Roach Artificial intelligence, or AI, is used in the offices of almost all large businesses. Adoption has been so fast and widespread that one can’t help wondering if the ability to think critically and to write are still necessary…
Read MoreCommunity Projects
Quarries Are Among The Oldest Institutions In Many Communities, Yet They Are The Least Known Because They Have Little Direct Contact With Community Members. By Thomas J. Roach Spring and summer offer unique opportunities for businesses to interact with their communities. Art fairs, cleanup projects, outdoor concerts, fundraisers and other events are being planned and organized right now, and they…
Read MoreManagers Hiring Managers
There Are Ways To Reduce The Risk Of Making A Bad Hire. Just Ask The Beatles. By Thomas J. Roach Before they were The Beatles, the most influential musicians in pop music were called The Quarrymen. Much has been written about their talents and philosophy, but they also represent an important lesson concerning management and hiring that can be useful…
Read MoreThe AI Question
The Key Question Is Not When To Use It, But When Not To Use It. By Thomas J. Roach AI is here to stay. It has many useful applications, and probably all of us do or will use it. However, AI composed messages are not always appropriate. Since AI’s applications are ubiquitous, the key question is not when to use…
Read MoreTalking With, Not Talking To
Communication Should Always Be Treated As A Negotiation. By Thomas J. Roach Words we choose and ideas we express are unavoidably subjective. We are mistaken if we think others receive our messages and understand exactly what we say and why we say it. Furthermore, if it were possible to utter a perfectly objective message, everyone who receives it would still…
Read MoreTo Be Yourself
Communication In A Work Environment Calls For A Balance Between Professional Formality And Basic Sincerity. By Thomas J. Roach “Be Yourself,” is good advice, but it is an odd expression. Logically, if someone encourages you to be yourself it is because they think you are being phony. On the other hand, if you are advised to be yourself, the implication…
Read MoreCultural Onboarding
Allocating Time And Resources For Acclimating New Employees To The Organization Is An Investment. By Thomas J. Roach First impressions can have a long-lasting impact on employee performance and morale. Allocating time and resources for acclimating new employees to the organization is an investment that will pay dividends over all the years they work at the company. Onboarding new employees…
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