End of the Year Calling: The 90-Day Sprint

2014 is calling. Yes, you.shutterstock_109238105

The words it uses – “bonus,” “performance review,” “promotion” – may be different but the results are the same.

Time to up your game and/or up the game of your team.

Time to get started. If you haven’t been “campaigning” now is the time to start.

And every day counts.

It’s also time to realize that your boss – and anyone else who informs things that benefit you like pay, bonuses, and promotions – are prone to a series of cognitive biases.Read the rest

[New Rules] Did You Flunk the Test?

You have a testing problem – you probably just don’t know it.

As noted earlier [here , here and here ], the use of psychological and personality tests to make hiring and promotion decisions is on the uptick. With the recent US Supreme Court Ricci vs. Stefano decision, any number of ill-advised HR types will likely increase the use of these tests.Read the rest