Employees Who Cause the Most Trouble and Coaching Advice To Help The employees who cause the most trouble and are most in need of coaching fall into seven categories, coaching guru Marie McIntyre says. Here’s her list and how to coach them! A. Confrontational types Drama queens and kings feel the urge to be center…

The Biggest Mistake Managers Make In Performance Reviews by Stephen Meyer on May 4, 2011 An article I read recently said that a performance review is “a manager’s opinion on an employee’s performance.” It’s hard to argue with the pure logic of that statement. But as a way to think about performance evaluation, it’s all…

How Managers Drive Away Your Best People Without Meaning To by Stephen Meyer on January 24, 2011 You’ve no doubt heard that employees don’t quit good companies; they quit bad bosses. Some bosses are insensitive tyrants who demean or belittle people. But most are well-intentioned managers who genuinely want to do a good job. Trouble…