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Even if [an annual performance review] is well done, it cannot be very effective. Telling someone what he did well or poorly on a task he completed eleven months ago is just not helpful.
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73 |
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On many occasions an apology can defuse emotions effectively, even when you do not acknowledge personal responsibility for the action or admit an intention of harm.
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35 |
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A more effective way for the parties to think of themselves is as partners in a hardheaded, side-by-side search for a fair agreement advantageous to each.
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40 |
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We often try to influence others by threats and warnings of what will happen if they do not decide as we would like. Offers are usually more effective.
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80 |
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It is the combination of openness to reason with insistence on a solution based on objective criteria that makes principled negotiation so persuasive and effective…
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91 |
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Discussing the [dirty] tactic not only makes it less effective, it also may cause the other side to worry about alienating you completely. Simply raising a question about a tactic may be enough to get them to stop using it.
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133 |
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As a society, we often make talent-picking too contrived and complicated to be effective. It’s time for a better approach.
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236 |
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…short breaks are more effective than occasional ones.
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61 |
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…the evidence is overwhelming that short breaks are effective – and deliver considerable bang for their limited buck. Even ‘micro-breaks’ can be helpful.
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61 |
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…social breaks – talking with coworkers about something other than work – are more effective at reducing stress and improving mood than other cognitive breaks…
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