by Ed Evarts | Nov 12, 2019 | Interacting, Reputation
History will not be kind to the performance appraisal. After decades of lackluster experiences, stale formats, and non-existent correlations between assessment and achievement, most savvy business leaders and modern management experts would tell you that the...
by Ed Evarts | Oct 22, 2019 | Visibility and Value
So now you’ve had the value conversation with your boss, and it went really well. Here are a few steps you need to take after a value meeting in order to keep the momentum up. Send a recap of your conversation (i.e., what you heard, next steps) to your boss. If...
by Ed Evarts | Oct 17, 2019 | Visibility and Value
Now that you have your value meeting scheduled with your boss, what are you going to say? Here are some suggested talking points to help keep you on track and to make sure you cover the most important areas. 1. Consider saying something like the following to get the...
by Ed Evarts | Oct 15, 2019 | Visibility and Value
When you’re ready to have a value meeting with your boss, you can follow certain steps to ensure that you have a productive conversation. Most organizations across the globe are not having this type of discussion, so it really helps to have a plan in place and...
by Ed Evarts | Oct 10, 2019 | Visibility and Value
Approaching your boss and requesting a conversation about the value you create is not an every day occurrence. Since “value conversations” are not being held widely in organizations, I suggest you try to be the following in order to make progress on this...