by John Boudreau | Nov 1, 2017 | company core values, core values, employee performance
I’ve noticed a common cause of many employee problems in small businesses, the company’s core values. Let me explain. Often, someone in the organization is not doing what is expected of them, and as we will see, that behavior is driven by an individual’s core values....
by John Boudreau | Oct 16, 2017 | employee performance, poor employee performance
As a small business owner, poor employee performance can have a devastating effect on your business. This is especially hard for small businesses because leadership is often wearing multiple hats and there is not a lot of time for training and assessing the true root...
by John Boudreau | Sep 15, 2016 | employee goals, employee performance, Goal Setting
Recently, I listened to a presentation by Dr. Don Sull, global expert on strategy and execution. According to his website, Dr. Sull is “a Senior Lecturer in the Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management group at the MIT...
by John Boudreau | Jul 21, 2016 | employee performance, KPIs, performance managment, performance reviews
It’s time for that employee review and you’re dreading it. You feel completely unprepared. You don’t feel good about the employee’s performance, but you don’t have any real data to back that feeling up. You know the employee is expecting some type of raise and...
by John Boudreau | Jul 13, 2016 | company goals, employee performance, KPIs, performance managment
You hired a new employee and think they are great. Your entire has staff interviewed them. The new employee fits the culture of your company and things are off to a good start. A few months have passed and now things just “aren’t working out”. You’re frustrated and...
by John Boudreau | Jun 15, 2016 | Accountability, employee performance, performance managment
As or owner, have you ever dealt with an employee whose performance you were not happy with? Have you tried to “fix” the employee? I’ve been reading “People Leave Managers….Not Companies” According to the authors Tate & White, many of the performance problems of...
