January 23, 2009 – 5:39 pm
When shopping for a house once, I was told by a realtor that if I wasn’t at least a little embarrassed at how low my offer was, it was not low enough. Similarly, negotiating a salary or raise, if you’re not just a little red-faced at your desired amount [Ideal Number], you’re not thinking high [...]
January 23, 2009 – 5:37 pm
You need to bring three numbers into a final job interview, ISN:
• Ideal
• Satisfactory
• No-Go
These “name” your salary and frame your negotiation. Your employer probably has his/her own three numbers as well. Good negotiations will find the common ground between you. Excellent negotiations on your part will be at the highest possible point of that [...]
January 16, 2009 – 12:45 pm
The very thought of appearing for an interview can be painful and lead to nervousness, apprehension and butterflies in ones stomach. However, the tensions related with appearing for an interview can be brought down [...]
January 7, 2009 – 4:09 am
Performance management is the process of creating a work environment or setting in which people are enabled to perform to the best of their abilities. Performance management is a whole work system that begins when a job is defined as needed. It ends when an employee leaves your organization.
The goal of performance is to achieve [...]
January 5, 2009 – 1:49 pm
Knowing or worse yet not knowing your basic employee rights is crucial to the success, failure and longevity of any career in the workplace. You must go into your new job armed with a plan for success.
Accepting a position with a company before taking the time to understand where you stand can be disastrous. What [...]