Ask The Corporate Nanny™

Need some management advice? Send us your questions and find out what other daily management and organizational challenges others are facing. You’ll receive my common sense advice here on how to address and overcome your concerns!

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A SO-SO PERFORMANCE REVIEW March 22nd, 2010

Dear Corporate Nanny,

Whenever I deliver a performance review that isn’t totally positive, I get stressed out. Do they get any easier? Anna

Dear Anna,

Delivering “not such good news” is never an easy thing to do. First of all, bad news should never be a surprise to the employee, unless he/she turned from a great employee to a not-so-great employee overnight. Managers should provide feedback throughout the year – both good and bad – so there are no surprises at review time. A way for you to build confidence in your delivery is to practice! Practice with your HR Director or someone you trust who can provide you with feedback. It does get easier as time goes on. Google my article “Managing your employees’ performance isn’t a once-a-year task…,” it’s an oldie but a goodie. Good luck!

-The Corporate Nanny

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KNOW WHO YOU ARE RECRUITING FOR March 8th, 2010

Dear Corporate Nanny,

I haven’t recruited in quite some time and I am now in the market to recruit for a new employee in my department. Any advice on how to get started?
-Alex

Hi Alex,

I have lots of advice! Checkout “Recruiting: Getting “Back to Basics” is Key” on my website www.thecorporatenanny.net. Recruiting in any economy, not to mention an uncertain economy, is not as easy as one would think. Make sure you know why you want to fill the job, how much you are willing to pay, what skills/competencies you are looking for and where you think these future candidates “hang out” (social media networks, Monster, community-based organizations, etc.). After the interviews, ask yourself, “Is this candidate able to make contributions to my company beyond what I am expecting as the manager?” This should help separate the good candidates from the so-so candidates. Good luck!
-The Corporate Nanny

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Training programs under fire December 7th, 2009

Training programs are under fire especially during economic uncertainty. Some of my clients have been struggling with what they can do to strengthen their training function so they don’t have to worry about “eliminating” it – Here are my ideas

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