performance
October 24, 2021
Remote and hybrid work arrangements have shifted the role of manager in our uncertain COVID world. This shift is likely to threaten managers of knowledge workers. Our brains constantly scan for threats to keep us safe. The limbic system fires up when it perceives danger. A social threat may be more intense than a physical threat according to David Rock, Ph.D. founder of the Neuroleadership Institute. Rock developed the SCARF model to identify social triggers. Status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness, and fairness is the framework that activates social threat or reward. The brain distinguishes whether to avoid or approach something based […]
August 26, 2019
The sympathetic nervous system lights up in response to negative feedback. This is the “fight or flight” system. The brain is focused only on survival when it’s activated. “Focusing people on their shortcomings doesn’t enable learning. It impairs it.” according to researcher, psychology and business professor Richard Boyatzis. A recent article by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall in Harvard Business Review stated we rely on three theories to improve performance in others. Each is flawed. The source of truth; that I am more aware of your weaknesses than you are; the process of learning, is like filling up an empty […]
November 3, 2014
Bring your own device (BYOD) is anything but fun. Every employer needs to address employees’ personal communication devices. More and more employers have decided it’s better to let employees use their own devices to manage their business and personal lives. Employers and employees risk privacy breeches along with countless other headaches. Policies to protect both parties are difficult to write and manage. A one size policy does not fit all. The nature of the business and what kind of data it uses will determine what legal obligations exist. Developing a BYOD policy requires legal advice after the employer decides in […]