From the course: Leadership Stories: 5-Minute Lessons in Leading People
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How to be a top performer
From the course: Leadership Stories: 5-Minute Lessons in Leading People
How to be a top performer
- As part of the annual review process, a lot of companies give their managers a performance rating, based on how well they did their job that year. It's sort of like getting a grade in school. For example, the top 20% of performers might get one rating, and the next best 50% might get a two rating, and a bottom 30% might get a three rating. I've often been asked by junior managers, what do I need to have on my work plan next year to get a one rating? And you've probably asked or been asked the same question a few times yourself. It's an impossible question to answer. Mostly because it depends on how well the other people do. It's a forced curve. If everybody has a great year, it'll be much harder to get a one rating than in a typical year. Well, after several years of managing people, I noticed that most of the people who get the one rating did so because they accomplished something they didn't plan on, right? A problem came up or an opportunity presented itself and they just jumped…
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Crisis communication4m 25s
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Talking too much (or too little)3m 42s
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Learn jaw-dropping candor3m 16s
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Great results vs. happy people3m 55s
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How to be a top performer3m 46s
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How to receive tough feedback yourself3m 47s
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Good vs. better vs. best performance5m 11s
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Think outside the box2m 19s
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Find solutions outside your industry5m 34s
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Identify compensating behaviors3m 17s
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Promote simplicity1m 58s
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Give inventors needed room to invent2m 13s
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Use moonlighting to increase engagement4m 56s
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