What Professional Risks Do Change and Transparency Create for You
The frequency and pace of change in your organization, the exponential growth of your professional transparency, your lack of energy to connect with others while employed (visibility), and your lack of energy regarding your performance assessment (value), all...
Professional Transparency in an Organization
Another reason networking while employed and performance appraisals are becoming increasingly ineffective is the explosive growth in professional transparency. As recently as seven years ago, unless the subject of your search was your favorite movie star, rock...
Pace of Change in an Organization
The pace of change in organizations is just another reason why networking and performance appraisals are less effective for employed business professionals. The norm is now to do more with less, and do more, faster. Listen to Virginia Rometty, the Chief Executive...
Frequency of Change in an Organization
Frequency of change refers to how often it occurs. There was a time when organizations were proud of their stability and consistency. Acquisitions were infrequent, and words like “right-sizing” and “down-sizing” were not in the dictionary. Your job description had...
A Performance Management Culture
How do you know if your organization has a performance management system? Once a year, your boss is thrust into the dreaded “performance management cycle.” There he is required to complete numerous performance appraisals. Many managers rush to complete their...
New Podcast: Be Brave @ Work
Coming December 2nd! I'm thrilled to announce my new podcast called "Be Brave @ Work with Ed Evarts: Stories About Courageous Steps in Your Workplace." My goal is to help listeners make positive progress on challenges they are facing in the workplace by hearing...
The Often Ineffective Performance Appraisal
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...
How Effective is Networking for Employed Business Professionals?
Networking may be the most effective way for individuals looking to land a new job and for self-employed business owners to create revenue. However, networking is significantly less effective for employed business professionals seeking ways to grow in their current...
The Benefits of Networking
Networking is, and will continue to be, an important professional activity for business professionals. I previously stated that 60 - 70% of employed individuals located their most recent job opportunity through networking. These numbers were corroborated in a poll...
The Origins of Networking
There is little doubt that human beings have a need for social interaction and networking. In his landmark paper A Theory of Human Motivation (1943), Abraham Maslow concluded that, after fulfilling our psychological and safety needs, we must fulfill our...
