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EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS by Troy Campbell The day of the annual performance review is the one you most look forward to during your work life. (Ha!) Systems for evaluating performance have b...

INDIVIDUAL PLANNING AND GOAL-SETTING MAKE CREDIBILITY, PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT PAY by Allen Karlin Planning to succeed is a continuous process. It's not something done once for the next six m...

INDIVIDUAL PLANNING AND GOAL-SETTING MAKE CREDIBILITY, PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT PAY by Allen Karlin, Ph.D. Planning to succeed is a continuous process. It's not something done once for the n...

PREVENTING PERSONNEL-RELATED LITIGATION by Paige Proctor Over the past several years, we have all assimilated changes in employment-related laws into our thinking. One at a time, we have becom...

Last week I was at a regional meeting where I met up with several producers from Texas. Having been a producer (a long time ago) and knowing how to swing a golf club, I fit right in. Being as committed to growth as I am, I ask the killer question that quickly exposes a problem. “John, what’s your growth goal for this year?”
He pauses and says “Um...around 65%.”
“Uh-huh. Where’s that from?” I asked.
“Well, I doubt I can do 80% and I didn’t want to sound like a loser and say 50 %, so I came up with 65%.”