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		<title>&#8220;Performance appraisal&#8221; means both looking ahead to the future and examining past performance for lessons learned from both successes and failures.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make appointments for performance appraisals because the review process takes preparation and time.  Formally scheduling appraisals protects managers from having workers claim to be surprised or ambushed by an evaluation.  Whether you do them quarterly, twice a year, or annually, performance appriasals must include regularly assessing &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/performance-appraisal-means-both-looking-ahead-to-the-future-and-examining-past-performance-for-lessons-learned-from-both-successes-and-failures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Highly successful managers embed performance management activities into their regular routines, enabling them to help their workers improve…constantly.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1) Goal setting and revising:  Since change occurs rapidly in business,   it&#8217;s imperative that goals are set and revised at least quarterly.  Research indicates that the more frequently organizations revise their objectives, the more successful they will be.  Make sure &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/highly-successful-managers-embed-performance-management-activities-into-their-regular-routines-enabling-them-to-help-their-workers-improveconstantly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability is the secret to great performance management success</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order for a quality performance management program to stand the test of time it must be continually re-evaluted to ensure the program remains relevant and effective.  Too often, we put a program   on the proverbial &#8220;shelf&#8221; thinking we have the corner &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/sustainability-is-the-secret-to-great-performance-management-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Performance Management is Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you buy into the fact that this is not just an annual appraisal, then as a performance manager you believe at the very core of your being that its primary purpose is to support and improve performance &#8211; everyone&#8217;s goal in the organization &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/performance-management-is-management/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>High-Impact organizations know that the benefits provided by on-going performance management will more than repay the investment.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Performance Management&#8221; everything managers do that involves leading, managing, assessing and developing their employees.  Despite the broad range of activities, most leaders treat performance management as an annual event, much like we do trips to the dentist.  These often look like a single, &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/high-impact-organizations-know-that-the-benefits-provided-by-on-going-performance-management-will-more-than-repay-the-investment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When your memories exceed your dreams &#8211; the end is near.  Reid French, Applied Systems Inc.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reid really hit the nail on the head when he made this statement at a recent   ASCnet Leadership Retreat in Florida we attended.  Congratulations to Reid for taking the helm and setting an aggressive course for the future of the organization &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/when-your-memories-exceed-your-dreams-the-end-is-near-reid-french-applied-systems-inc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We-engineering&#8221; opposed to re-engineering includes employees in all plans, procedures and practices.</title>
		<link>http://synerdynamics.com/we-engineering-opposed-to-re-engineering-includes-employees-in-all-plans-procedures-and-practices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this concept of including your staff in the plan &#8211; though I can say I learned the concept the hard way.  I used to be so proud of my annual planning outcome, presenting it to my staff, even the elaborate tracking tools &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/we-engineering-opposed-to-re-engineering-includes-employees-in-all-plans-procedures-and-practices/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Servant-leaders want to serve and empower those they lead.</title>
		<link>http://synerdynamics.com/servant-leaders-want-to-serve-and-empower-those-they-lead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sounds like a crazy concept in business, but if you think about it you know &#8221;servant-leaders&#8221; and more than likely you respect them   highly.  Servant-leaders are those people who inspire you, because they walk the walk, not just talk the talk.  My Mom &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/servant-leaders-want-to-serve-and-empower-those-they-lead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We wouldn&#8217;t think of backing up our computer systems, why not our people?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seemed as though the &#8220;fire bell&#8221; would ring every day, at least a few times and everyone would fly off in all directions.   I&#8217;m not sure how long it took me to realize that there were a few of those &#8220;fire bells&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/we-wouldnt-think-of-backing-up-our-computer-systems-why-not-our-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trust is essential in empowering relationships.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Trust&#8221; oh my, what a four-letter word for some people, but it doesn&#8217;t have to be (and that&#8217;s coming from a reformed primo control freak!)  If you&#8217;ve been diligent to make sure you&#8217;ve got the &#8220;right people on the bus&#8221; then have the &#8230; <a href="http://synerdynamics.com/trust-is-essential-in-empowering-relationships/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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