Performance management

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How to effectively lead teams through performance management

This CQ Dossier focuses on how organizations can effectively manage and lead teams through effective performance management. Organizations have focused on using teams to increase organizational effectiveness, yet many of these practices have not always been based on scientific principles.
Teams are first choice to solve complex problems. We provide evidence-based practices on team performance management.
Dr. Annette Towler, 08.02.2020
Team Performance Management, Performance feedback, Performance management, Transformational Leadership, High Performance Team

Narcissistic leadership: How to identify narcissists and cope with narcissism at work

In recent years, there has been a focus on the destructive side of leadership and how dysfunctional leaders can undermine an organization’s value. In fact, empirical research has focused on the personality characteristics of flawed leaders and have pointed to negative personality traits as predictors of leadership derailment (Hogan & Hogan, 2001; Kippenberger, 1997). There appear to be several personality traits that are related to leader failure yet the three that are consistent across all studies are narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, referred to as the “Dark Triad” (Paulhus & Williams, 2002).
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 Dr. Annette Towler, 31.12.2019 | Posted in Leadership 0 comment
Dark traits, Employee selection, Leadership, Narcissism, Performance management, Toxic leadership

How does behavioral science help improve the workplace?

There are countless pieces of advice when it comes to improving work that relate to becoming more productive, efficient, profitable, happy, etc. While much of the advice available for free is not rooted in solid evidence, one of the main scientific assets to understanding workplace improvement is behavioral science. There is a breadth of evidence, even entire academic disciplines, which suggest that insights from psychology in particular are directly correlated to improving internal and external relations and practices at work. This blogpost highlights some of the main direct and indirect influences of behavioral science at the workplace and highlight how many principles can easily be implemented to much success.
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 Wanda Tiefenbacher, 18.09.2019 | Posted in Work and well-being 0 comment
Basic psychological needs, Creativity, Creativity Killers, Employee engagement, Goal setting theory, Job performance, Job satisfaction, Meetings, Mental health, Motivation, Organizational culture, Performance management, Psychology, Team Performance Management, Work and well-being, Networking

How self determination and goals boost motivation: An evidence-based management approach

In this CQ Dossier we have a look at the key concept of self-determination and goal-setting theory. We draw on the main theories of self-determination (SDT), mastery motivation and goal-setting theory to provide you guidelines on how best to motivate your peers, coworkers and team members.
Self determination and goals can boost motivation when applied in the right way
Dr. Markus Nini, 08.09.2019
Evidence-based Leadership, Performance management, Self-Determination Theory, Basic psychological needs, Goal Agreement, Goal setting theory

What followers expect from leaders or how implicit leadership theories influence the way we think of leadership

This CQ Dossier describes the key components of implicit leadership theory. The dossier draws on research by Robert Lord and his colleagues to show how the assumptions that followers hold regarding what constitutes an effective leader can influence performance ratings.
The way we think of leadership impacts the way we see leaders.
Dr. Annette Towler, 17.02.2019
Evidence-based Leadership, Leadership, Implicit leadership theory, Implicit bias, Performance management, Performance appraisal

Organizational culture: How to encourage and cultivate effective performance

For organizations to have an effective performance system, they must cultivate a culture that encourages effective performance. This CQ Dossier describes those characteristics of organizational culture that promote effective performance and makes recommendations on how organizations can create interventions to promote a culture that values high performance.
Organizational culture plays an important role when it comes to performance and performance management. This CQ Dossiers provides evidence-based practices on how to cultivate a culture that supports hight performance.
Dr. Annette Towler, 11.07.2018
Organizational culture, Performance management, Competing Values framework, Leadership effectiveness

How Toxic Leadership can Undermine and Destroy Effective Performance Management Systems

Most of the research on leader effectiveness has focused on the positive side of leader behavior. However, there is evidence that toxic leaders can seriously undermine organizational life through creating a climate of intolerance and incivility. This CQ Dossier describes toxic leadership and how this negative form of leadership can disrupt effective performance management.
Toxic leadership can disrupt effective performance management systems when not addressed properly
Dr. Annette Towler, 03.07.2018
Performance management, Dark traits, Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Toxic leadership, Performance appraisal, Employee selection

Effective Performance Feedback: How to give performance feedback to employees

This CQ Dossier focuses on effective performance feedback and how to give performance feedback to employees that improves individual and organizational effectiveness. We review recent research from psychology and related social sciences and summarize the key findings such that manager and professionals can implement them in their organization.
Effective performance feedback is an important part of HR practices within an organization.
Dr. Annette Towler, 02.06.2018
Performance management, Performance feedback, Performance appraisal

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