by Danique Geskus | Sep 27, 2023
Do bonuses lead to better functioning employees and increased motivation? Does an assessment with final scores ranging from A = poor to E = excellent contribute to increasing employee job satisfaction and sustainable employability? In what ways, other than money, can...
by Danique Geskus | Sep 27, 2023
Focusing on strengths is an ingredient of The Good Conversation. The “strengths” approach states that if employees do work they are (already) good at, this will lead to even better performance, less absenteeism, more development and less turnover. ...
by Danique Geskus | Sep 27, 2023
Due to the tight labor market, employees’ workload has increased significantly over the past year, resulting in record high absenteeism. Nationale Nederlanden’s Sick Leave & Disability Trend Report (November 2022) states that half of employers report...
by Danique Geskus | Sep 27, 2023
Coaching leadership is one of the five ingredients of The Good Conversation. In this conversation, there should be room for “a sorry. Admitting to having made a mistake is not easy for every employee. Certainly not to his supervisor. Fear of his sighing response...
by Danique Geskus | Sep 22, 2023
In more and more organizations, the old-style appraisal interview is under fire. The emphasis would be too much on the past and what went wrong. Including competencies in conversations with employees allows them to shift their focus to their strengths and develop them...
