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Lavoro ibrido e valutazioni delle performance
Una delle sfide più grandi nella gestione di un ambiente di lavoro ibrido è trovare il modo di valutare accuratamente le prestazioni. Con alcuni dipendenti che lavorano per la maggior parte del tempo in ufficio e altri che lavorano per la maggior parte del tempo da remoto, è essenziale che le valutazioni non siano indebitamente influenzate dalla quantità di tempo in cui un manager vede il proprio dipendente faccia a faccia.
Making Performance Reviews Fairer in a Hybrid Workplace
Creative approaches to performance evaluation are necessary at hybrid workplaces to make sure that all employees are evaluated and developed according to their merit, regardless of where they do most of their work. Workplaces that have successfully managed the evaluations of hybrid employees do three things. First, they define performance in terms of customer satisfaction, company values, core activities, and project completion. Second, they incorporate regular goal-setting and feedback sessions.
4 Ways Every Employee Can Contribute to Company Culture
Where your work meets your life. See more from Ascend here. Most of us would love to work in a vibrant, diverse, and caring environment in which we are valued as whole people — meaning our priorities in life are as supported as our work priorities. We often leave it to the “powers that be” to turn this dream into a reality, believing that company culture is something set by leadership, and implemented by managers and human resource teams.
Workspan Magazine - Workspan by WorldatWork
WORKSPAN DAILY | OCTOBER 26, 2021 By Scott Behson, Ph.D. Thank you for your interest in WorldatWork articles and publications. To order full copies of WorldatWork publications, please contact Customer Experience Team or call 877-951-9191 (United States and Canada) or +1 480-951-9191 (Outside US). To order digital or hard-copy reprints of individual articles, please contact Chris Jones at Sheridan Press, +1 717-632-8448 x8128.
What Working Dads Can Do When a High-Pressure Job Asks Too Much
Many working fathers find that their career success cuts both ways. They discover that they are enmeshed in a career that, while it has many merits, may no longer fit their full range of life priorities, especially as fathers, and keeps them from feeling fully successful at work and home. If you find yourself in this situation, you may not need to change as much as you think to have a big impact on your work and life. Sometimes a mindset change is enough.
What Working Dads Can Do When a High-Pressure Job Asks Too Much
Today’s working fathers care about success both in their careers and at home. They take pride in being good providers for their families and dedicating the time and effort necessary to be loving fathers, partners, and spouses. But many find that their career success cuts both ways. Some find themselves enmeshed in a career that, while it has many merits, may no longer fit their full range of life priorities, especially as fathers, and keeps them from feeling fully successful at work and home.
Relax, You Have 168 Hours This Week
There are 168 hours in a week; this is immutable truth. That sounds like a lot, but is it really enough time to cover the demands of a successful career, family involvement, and everything else that makes up a fulfilling life? Let’s do the back-of-the-envelope calculation. Starting with those 168 hours, first take away 49 just for sleep. Don’t try to cheat on this.
Working Parents, Save Time for Hobbies
In these difficult times, we’ve made a number of our coronavirus articles free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. As a working parent, you’re familiar with putting the needs of others before your own. You take care of your family first, and by working hard in your career, you often prioritize your clients’, managers’, and employer’s time before carving out time for yourself.
Don’t Treat Your Career Marathon Like a Sprint
In high school, I was on the cross-country running team. I was only a decent athlete, and midway through the season, my coach demoted me to the “B team.” I wanted to prove to him I deserved to be back on the “A team,” so I launched into my first “B race” at a far faster pace than normal. I was leading the pack almost the entire way, and, even though my legs were burning, I thought that I could win, get a shiny medal, and more importantly, get my deserved promotion higher up the team pecking order.
How to Be Resilient in the Face of Harsh Criticism
Most of us have been “feedsmacked” at some point in our life. In the midst of a meeting, an innocent walk down the hallway, or a performance review, someone delivers a verbal wallop that rocks our psychological footing. We looked at 445 such incidents when we conducted an online survey asking people about the hardest feedback they ever received. Some of the comments were downright harsh (“Think about leaving — I need warriors not wimps” and “You only want to be right. You are manipulative.
What Does Good Feedback Look Like
How to give constructive criticism.
Work-Life Balance Is Easier When Your Manager Knows How to Assess Performance
Not long ago, a manager asked me to name the most important work-life benefit for employees. I answered that the most important benefit isn’t a benefit at all. Of course, flexible scheduling, child care, and family leave policies are important, but in my experience, the best thing we can do to support all employees is to get better at one of the most basic and poorly executed functions of managers: performance appraisals.
On Entrepreneurship, Steve Jobs, and Unashamedly Loving Your Work
The world lost a great inventor and entrepreneur when it lost Steve Jobs. He left a legacy of simple, elegant designs that demystified technology. For me, as a fellow entrepreneur, Steve Jobs left a legacy even more valuable than his design ideals: he set an example for how to run your business to make the most of the time you’re given. He lived and acted with a sense of urgency and an abundance of passion.
Why Most Performance Evaluations Are Biased, and How to Fix Them
For many companies, the performance review season is kicking off with the new year. Although every organization relies on a different evaluation process, most follow a predictable pattern: First, they invite employees to write about their accomplishments and what they need to improve. Then managers write assessments of their work, offer feedback, and rate their performance on a scale of how well they met expectations.
Successfully Enrolling Men in Work-Family Programs
1st Quarter | 2019 | Volume 28 Scott J. Behson, Ph.D., Fairleigh Dickinson University Thank you for your interest in WorldatWork articles and publications. To order full copies of WorldatWork publications, please contact WorldatWork Customer Relationship Services or call 877-951-9191 (United States and Canada) or +1 480-922-2020 (other countries). To order digital or hard-copy reprints of individual articles, please contact Chris Jones at Sheridan Press, +1 717-632-8448 x8128.
Find Quiet (and Maybe Even Peace) at Work
My uncle has a farm in Meriwether County, Georgia. When I was a kid, I spent weekends there camping, fishing, and spending time with family and friends. It was my place to wonder and wander. In a time before mobile devices, I could lie in the grass looking up at the stars and experience real solitude and silence. There were no car engines or text message alerts. The silence created space for reflection and imagination.
100 Words on Love: She Always Meets Me Halfway
100 Words on Love: She Always Meets Me Halfway April 16, 2014 by Scott Behson 1 Comment –100 Words on Love, by Scott Behson–When we started dating, Amy lived in a fifth floor walkup. I knew it was love when, after buzzing me into her building, she always came down the stairs to meet me on the landing between the second and third floors. It’s ten years later, and we’ve been meeting each other halfway ever since.
For Successful Collaboration, Think Outside the Box
The head of a large financial services division recently asked me how to encourage his people to take more initiative. He explained that his organization was highly functionalized with separate units for sales, trading, investing, portfolio management, credit, risk, and operations; some of which reported to him and some to the corporate center.
Job-Hopping and Other Career Fallacies
Does switching employers offer a fast-track to the top jobs? According to my research, the answer is no. Here are four career fallacies that were identified as a part of my study examining how managers get ahead. An analysis of 1001 career histories of CEOs shows that the more years executives stay with the company, the faster they make it to the top.
Just Because You’re Happy Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Burned Out
A new survey report just published by Staples Advantage offers a paradoxical set of findings about US office workers. Overwhelmingly, they are happy. Yet the majority of them feel burned out. How could both things be true? First, a look at the statistics.
Why You Need to Stop Avoiding Office Politics
“I won’t do it,” he said. “I don’t care who they are; I won’t buddy up to people I don’t like and respect just because I want something from them.” This came from a senior manager at a Fortune 500 company. It was a theme we hear over and over from managers at all levels. They’re reluctant to take part in what they call “political games.” They consider organizational conflict and competition mostly ego-driven, adolescent games.
Don’t Treat Your Career Marathon Like a Sprint
In high school, I was on the cross-country running team. I was only a decent athlete, and midway through the season, my coach demoted me to the “B team.” I wanted to prove to him I deserved to be back on the “A team,” so I launched into my first “B race” at a far faster pace than normal. I was leading the pack almost the entire way, and, even though my legs were burning, I thought that I could win, get a shiny medal, and more importantly, get my deserved promotion higher up the team pecking order.
How to Handle Stress in the Moment
You hear a lot of advice about how to reduce stress at work. But most of it is about what to do over the long term — take up yoga, eat a healthy diet, keep a journal, or get more sleep. But what do you do when you’re overcome with stress in the moment — at your desk, say, or in a meeting? Perhaps you’ve heard bad news from a client or were assigned yet another project. How can you regain control?
Nine Ways Successful People Defeat Stress
Feeling stressed? Of course you are. You have too much on your plate, deadlines are looming, people are counting on you, and to top it all off, you still have holiday shopping to do. You are under a lot of pressure — so much that at times, you suspect the quality of your work suffers for it. This is life in the modern workplace. It is more or less impossible to be any kind of professional these days and not experience frequent bouts of intense stress.
Just Because You’re Happy Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Burned Out
A new survey report just published by Staples Advantage offers a paradoxical set of findings about US office workers. Overwhelmingly, they are happy. Yet the majority of them feel burned out. How could both things be true? First, a look at the statistics.
Would Amazon’s 30-Hour-Week Experiment Work in Your Company?
A friend of mine was having a hard time balancing her career at a large financial firm with her family demands. She worked at one of those all-too-typical workplaces where employees are expected to log 60 hours or so a week — a perfect illustration of what I call a “culture of overwork.” She told me she was going to take the part-time work option her employer had offered. She would work about 30 hours a week at reduced salary, and would get to keep her benefits.
What Inspiring Leaders Do | HBR Ascend
What do top executives want from their leaders? IBM asked this question of 1,700 CEOs in 64 countries. The three leadership traits that most mattered were the ability to focus intensely on customer needs, the ability to collaborate with colleagues — and the ability to inspire. Our own extensive 360° feedback data, which we’ve gathered from just under 50,000 leaders who have been assessed by approximately a half-million colleagues, strongly confirms the importance of inspiring leadership.
Work-Life Balance Through Interval Training | HBR Ascend
At a ThirdPath Institute conference in 2014, a great discussion arose around the fact that workloads tend to ebb and flow, and it’s important to know how to alternate between periods of peak effort and recovery. Before long, someone noted the analogy to high performance in sports, and used a phrase that piqued my curiosity: Corporate Athlete. I loved the term so much I jotted it down, thinking I might make something of it in my writing and consulting. Then I Googled it. Oops.
Why Inspiration Matters | HBR Ascend
“When your Daemon is in charge, do not try to think consciously. Drift, wait, and obey.” — Rudyard Kipling In a culture obsessed with measuring talent and ability, we often overlook the important role of inspiration. Inspiration awakens us to new possibilities by allowing us to transcend our ordinary experiences and limitations. Inspiration propels a person from apathy to possibility, and transforms the way we perceive our own capabilities.
For Successful Collaboration, Think Outside the Box | HBR Ascend
The head of a large financial services division recently asked me how to encourage his people to take more initiative. He explained that his organization was highly functionalized with separate units for sales, trading, investing, portfolio management, credit, risk, and operations; some of which reported to him and some to the corporate center.
Why You Need to Stop Avoiding Office Politics | HBR Ascend
“I won’t do it,” he said. “I don’t care who they are; I won’t buddy up to people I don’t like and respect just because I want something from them.” This came from a senior manager at a Fortune 500 company. It was a theme we hear over and over from managers at all levels. They’re reluctant to take part in what they call “political games.” They consider organizational conflict and competition mostly ego-driven, adolescent games.
Job-Hopping and Other Career Fallacies | HBR Ascend
Does switching employers offer a fast-track to the top jobs? According to my research, the answer is no. Here are four career fallacies that were identified as a part of my study examining how managers get ahead. An analysis of 1001 career histories of CEOs shows that the more years executives stay with the company, the faster they make it to the top.
Don’t Treat Your Career Marathon Like a Sprint | HBR Ascend
In high school, I was on the cross-country running team. I was only a decent athlete, and midway through the season, my coach demoted me to the “B team.” I wanted to prove to him I deserved to be back on the “A team,” so I launched into my first “B race” at a far faster pace than normal. I was leading the pack almost the entire way, and, even though my legs were burning, I thought that I could win, get a shiny medal, and more importantly, get my deserved promotion higher up the team pecking order.
5 Simples Strategies for Conquering Self-Doubt
He’s going to hate it. They are going to realize I’m a fraud, and that I don’t really know what I’m talking about. My work just isn’t good enough. Have you ever been tormented by toxic thoughts like these? I have—more times than I’d care to admit. Such thoughts infiltrate my mind, in particular when I’m about to send off an article to an editor or publish something new. It turns out, feelings like these aren’t uncommon.
John Addison: 4 Ways to Say No to Negativity
Here’s the truth: Human beings are naturally negative. When you’re driving down the freeway and there’s a wreck, people will sit in a long line complaining about the people up ahead who are rubbernecking to get a look. But when those complainers get up there, they’re the ones doing the rubbernecking. This is why when you turn on the TV, you see negative news. It’s what people want to watch. We used to have a dog named Izzy that we got from the pound.
The Pursuit: Glennon Doyle Melton on How to Change the World With Your Story
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If you’re a writer, artist, creator or influencer of any kind, or maybe even just a participant in the world of social media, you feel the pressure. The pressure to be authentic and transparent to tell our story and tell it well. It’s almost as if all creators now need to be memoirists. We have to know how much to share, when and how detailed. But how do we separate what’s helpful for others versus what’s helpful for us?
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Help Your Overwhelmed, Stressed-Out Team
Is your team stressed out? These days, everyone seems overwhelmed and way too busy. But even when your team members have a lot on their plates, they don’t have to sacrifice their health or happiness. What can you do to reduce your team’s stress? How can you help them focus on what really needs to get done? What the Experts Say As a leader, it’s your job to help your people find balance. Of course, you need results, but you also want a team that’s not at constant risk of being burnt out.
Would Amazon’s 30-Hour-Week Experiment Work in Your Company?
A friend of mine was having a hard time balancing her career at a large financial firm with her family demands. She worked at one of those all-too-typical workplaces where employees are expected to log 60 hours or so a week — a perfect illustration of what I call a “culture of overwork.” She told me she was going to take the part-time work option her employer had offered. She would work about 30 hours a week at reduced salary, and would get to keep her benefits.
Work-Life Balance Is Easier When Your Manager Knows How to Assess Performance
Not long ago, a manager asked me to name the most important work-life benefit for employees. I answered that the most important benefit isn’t a benefit at all. Of course, child care, flexible scheduling, and family leave policies are important, but in my experience the best thing we can do to support working parents (and all employees) is to get better at one of the most basic and poorly executed functions of managers: performance appraisals.
One Super-Easy Way To Advocate For Parental Leave
If you've ever used email, you've undoubtedly read your fair share of boilerplate "out of office" auto-reply messages. An "out of office" reply is a convenient and courteous way to let someone know you won't be able to get back to them. But these messages are usually pretty generic. Maybe we can do better, and use our "out of office" message to accomplish a little bit more.
2015: A Year of Progress on Work and Family
2015 was a banner year for progress on work and family issues, and especially those of fathers. I am gratified by the progress we’ve made in public policy, in the private sector, and as a culture. I am energized about the progress still to come. Here are some highlights of progress on work and family in 2015, followed by some personal milestones and my expression of gratitude for all of your support this year.
Thank You, Working Mother Magazine. Signed Working Dads.
For 30 years, Working Mother Magazine has blazed a trail that has helped all working parents- including dads. This week marks the 30th anniversary of Working Mother Magazine’s annual list of top employers for working moms. To mark this event, they asked 30 work-life experts and advocates to share their thoughts about Working Mother’s impact over the years. I am honored to have been asked to contribute.
Author Q&A: Laura Vanderkam on Time Management
When I was doing research for a Harvard Business Review article on time management, I came across Laura Vanderkam’s work on the topic. She has since become one of my favorite authors. We corresponded on twitter, and it turns out that our most recent books were published on the very same day, just a few months ago.
4 Work-Family Stories From Fellow Dads
My favorite part of writing The Working Dad’s Survival Guide was speaking with a wide variety of dads about their lives, and then sharing their work-family stories. Today, I’d like to share some of the excellent work of my fellow dad bloggers who recently wrote about how work-family balance plays out in their lives. These writers demonstrate that we all share the challenge of career success and involved fatherhood. Enjoy this round-up: Even Dreamers Have Responsibilities by Larry D.
Male CEOs Are Split on the Importance of Paternity Leave
Fact: Paternity leave benefits dads, kids, moms and families, and even improves the bottom line. Fact: One becomes CEO after either founding a company and, through insanely hard work, making it thrive, OR by putting in intense hours at work for a few decades. Fact: Most male CEOs today have at-home wives, and have not had to directly confront the same types of work-family challenges that most of their workforce faces.
Just Because You’re Happy Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Burned Out
A new survey report just published by Staples Advantage offers a paradoxical set of findings about US office workers. Overwhelmingly, they are happy. Yet the majority of them feel burned out. How could both things be true? First, a look at the statistics.
Give dads a gift they can really use this Father’s Day: paternity leave
In the process of researching my new book, The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work at Home—a book of advice for dads who care both about their careers and being good fathers—I spoke with dozens of dads and studied employer and industry trends regarding work-family policy and paternity leave. I came away convinced that one of the best things Americans can do as a society, and as employers, is support working dads by providing paid paternity leave.
What my millennial students taught me about work life balance and why we should all listen
I’m a college professor who helps young adults enter the work world. I’ve learned over time that many of my students have a better grasp on what it takes to lead a successful life – including both career and family – than mid-career adults (myself very much included). Keeping an open mind to their views and outlooks helped me write my new book The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home.
Remember the CEO Who Quit to Be a Dad? He's Loving It.
Last month, Max Schireson gave up his job running a billion-dollar startup to spend more time with his family. And he couldn't be happier. Schireson's departure from the helm of Internet database company MongoDB Inc., which he announced in a blog post that quickly went viral, became a catalyst for a discussion that rarely takes place in the national media: the challenges faced by fathers as they attempt to balance work and family. I was thrilled by that.
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