The Brazen Leader

Musings on Leadership, Business, and Things that Make You Go Hmmmm

Performance Appraisals: Pain in the ass, or panacea??

June 25, 2019 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Oh, crap! Another performance review… How many times have we heard--or uttered ourselves--this common lament? I’m guessing “lots” is a fairly accurate response. The better answer, however, is “way too often.” The performance management process … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc Business Topics Tagged With: coaching, conflict, development, employee retention, engagement, executive coaching, high performer, leader development, leadership, management, performance appraisal, performance management, performance review

Needing Leaders… The “make” or “buy” decision…

May 29, 2019 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

So, do you grow your own leaders from within, or hire someone new with – presumably – the leadership skills you need are unable to find inside your organization?  What do you tell yourself to justify not developing those skills from within your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Strategies, Change, Human Resources, Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance Tagged With: change leadership, change management, coach, coaching, development, executive coaching, leadership, leadership training, performance management, promotion, succession

Leading Organizational Transformation

March 23, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over yet expecting different results. Organizational Transformation breaks through that insanity. It’s not about working harder—I remember working with several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Misc Business Topics Tagged With: decision making, development, executive coaching, leadership, management, teamwork

Leadership and Playing Favorites

March 21, 2017 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

    — It’s what good leaders do! One of your best employees (by whatever performance measure you use) needs an extra day of bereavement leave for the death of a grandparent who raised her near single-handedly. This employee has been with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership, leadership development, Management, Performance Tagged With: development, executive coaching, leadership, management

3 Key Strategies for Effective Training (of any kind)

August 8, 2016 By D. Kevin Berchelmann Leave a Comment

Training is essential for success—always has been, always will be. But like everything else, not all training is created equally. Nor is there a one-size fits all when it comes to teaching employees. And that’s true for leadership – technical, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Planning, Goals, Leadership, leadership development, Misc Business Topics Tagged With: development, leadership, training

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