Rewarding and The Good Talk
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,...
In The Good Conversation, focus on strengths!
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. What is...
Prevent burnout with Vitamin A talks
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 that...
Be happy with an excuse in The Good Talk
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...
Improve and develop with competencies
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...
What is a “Continuous Dialogue” and how do you implement it?
'Continuous dialogue' refers to managers having ongoing conversations with their employees throughout the year. This methodology is often used as one of the tools to replace the traditional HR interview cycle with plan, performance and appraisal interviews. In a...