Posts tagged Management
BetterMe.com: Honest Feedback, Anonymously
52 years ago
by David van Sunder
in Business
Give or get honest feedback anonymously with BetterMe.com.
One common problem in businesses is not knowing what coworkers or employees think about a subject. Sometimes the subject is fairly mundane, so you can just ask. When the subject is more sensitive though, either you or the people you intend to ask might be hesitant about discussing the subject openly. In the past, you might have asked people to write anonymous comments and put them in a comment box, but that still left many ways that you might find out who said what. Luckily, we now have a new online service that we can use instead: BetterMe.com.
BetterMe.com addresses these uncomfortable situations from both sides of the issue. It allows people to provide unsolicited, anonymous feedback and it allows people to solicit feedback from groups of people, who can then provide feedback anonymously. (more…)
The Dangers of Numerical Goals
72 years ago
by David van Sunder
in Business
Have to make those numbers!
Many managers seem to think that setting concrete numerical goals and riding their employees to deliver on them is the key to good management. If their employees don’t deliver, they need to be “talked to”. That’s definitely an approach, but it isn’t always an effective approach. The reasons why are complicated, but they come down to two key areas: appropriate focus and motivation.
Appropriate focus, you ask? Let me explain. (more…)