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Digest 29. Transparency illusion: Are you clear enough when giving negative feedback?
Digest 29. Transparency illusion: Are you clear enough when giving negative feedback?

When delivering negative feedback managers tend to overlook the transparency gap which would make feedback ineffective. Read more to check out the remedies!

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front page, Feedbackatieh mirOctober 6, 2021
Digest 28. Feedback to non-talents: Happy rising stars vs. unhappy crowd
Digest 28. Feedback to non-talents: Happy rising stars vs. unhappy crowd

In succession planning, the majority of employees will be excluded from leadership succession programs after the evaluation phase and this may have effects on the unchosen crowd vs. the chosen few. Check out the effects.

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front page, Feedback, Personal characteristicsatieh mirSeptember 8, 2021
Digest 27. Feedback via digital media: Worse or better than face-to-face?
Digest 27. Feedback via digital media: Worse or better than face-to-face?

The current hybrid work has brought up new concerns for organizations, feedback medium being one! Is digital feedback as effective as face-to-face feedback?

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front page, Feedbackatieh mirAugust 3, 2021
Digest 26. Not seeing eye to eye on leadership skills: Culture may explain the differences!
Digest 26. Not seeing eye to eye on leadership skills: Culture may explain the differences!

Often, there are discrepancies between one’s own evaluations and the evaluations done by others. Such differences could be induced by cultural influences. Let’s see how!

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front page, Performance appraisal, Cross-cultural differenceatieh mirJuly 6, 2021
Digest 25. Reactions to peer feedback: Women from Venus, men from Mars
Digest 25. Reactions to peer feedback: Women from Venus, men from Mars

Individuals react differently when they receive feedback from their peers regarding their leadership competences. Let’s see how different it is for women vs. men.

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front page, Feedback, Gender (issues)atieh mirJune 7, 2021
Digest 24. When, why and from whom managers seek feedback
Digest 24. When, why and from whom managers seek feedback

Managers usually find it hard to seek feedback thinking that it might impact their image or ego. But let’s see when, why and from whom managers seek feedback.

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front page, Feedback, Feedback seekingatieh mirMay 4, 2021
Digest 23. How and why managers should promote feedback seeking
Digest 23. How and why managers should promote feedback seeking

Several reasons drive people to seek feedback at work. But what promotes feedback seeking behavior and what are its consequences?

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front page, Feedback, Feedback seekingGuest UserApril 5, 2021
Digest 22. 360 degree feedback: What makes it more reliable?
Digest 22. 360 degree feedback: What makes it more reliable?

Even when using reliable scales, raters are prone to subjectivity. To make the most of this subjectivity, 360 degree feedback, also known as multi-source feedback, can be adopted. But how 360 degree feedback can become more reliable?

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front page, Feedback, 360 evaluationGuest UserMarch 10, 2021
Digest 21. Simply giving high ratings to employees won’t make them more satisfied
Digest 21. Simply giving high ratings to employees won’t make them more satisfied

Employees’ satisfaction is clearly affected by the feedback and evaluations received from their managers. It is often assumed that laxer evaluations, might lead to greater employee satisfaction with performance; yet, this is not necessarily the case all the time. Let’s see why.

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front page, Performance appraisal, Personal characteristicsGuest UserFebruary 11, 2021
Digest 20. Zooming in on the direction of feedback flow: What happens to creativity
Digest 20. Zooming in on the direction of feedback flow: What happens to creativity

Negative feedback is never easy to communicate. But does negative feedback provided by coworkers have a better effect than supervisor’s feedback, say on creativity? And what about bottom-up feedback?

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front page, Feedback, Innovation & creativityGuest UserJanuary 11, 2021
Digest 19. Innovation: Don’t discount coworker feedback!
Digest 19. Innovation: Don’t discount coworker feedback!

Innovation is more than generating novel ideas; it also involves implementing them and, for this reason, employees, their coworkers and supervisors are all called to play a role in the process. Can feedback be an instrument to increase innovation?

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front page, Feedback, Innovation & creativityGuest UserDecember 7, 2020
Digest 18. Should you tell your team when they are - or aren't - being creative? The answer is, it depends...
Digest 18. Should you tell your team when they are - or aren't - being creative? The answer is, it depends...

Organizations are after creativity, and one may rightly wonder whether team creativity can be promoted and reinforced using feedback. Which is more effective in promoting creativity, providing positive or negative feedback?

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front page, Feedback, Innovation & creativityGuest UserNovember 4, 2020
Digest 17.  Want to reduce knowledge hiding? Try group-focused feedback!
Digest 17. Want to reduce knowledge hiding? Try group-focused feedback!

Many people experience a hard time getting the information they need from their colleagues. This is because employees may intentionally withhold or hide important information and know-how from their coworkers. How can we avoid it?

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front page, FeedbackGuest UserOctober 5, 2020
Digest 16.  Accurate ratings in performance evaluations: Restructured FOR training makes it possible!
Digest 16. Accurate ratings in performance evaluations: Restructured FOR training makes it possible!

Accurate assessments of employee performance are much needed in organizations. To mitigate the use of heuristics in assessments, raters can be and should be trained to improve their rating accuracy. One effective and frequently used rater training approach is the frame‐of‐reference (FOR) training.

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front page, Performance appraisalGuest UserSeptember 3, 2020
Digest 15.  Supervisor diligence: A key factor in executing performance appraisal successfully
Digest 15. Supervisor diligence: A key factor in executing performance appraisal successfully

While there are controversies about performance appraisal (PA) effectiveness, there are still many who advocate the PA programs and believe the issue is due to poor implementation of the practice rather than the practice itself. Supervisors as the main implementer can be influential.

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front page, Performance appraisalGuest UserAugust 4, 2020
Digest 14. Do you want to be perceived as fair in performance evaluation? Temporal comparison could be a solution!
Digest 14. Do you want to be perceived as fair in performance evaluation? Temporal comparison could be a solution!

Have you experienced being perceived as unfair after evaluating the performance of your collaborators? Let’s see why and how to avoid it…

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front page, Performance appraisal, Justice and fairnessGuest UserJuly 2, 2020
Digest 13. Comments vs Ratings: How’s best to evaluate performance?
Digest 13. Comments vs Ratings: How’s best to evaluate performance?

How to build assessment instruments and which format should they have? Is it best to rely on “numbers”, or should we rely on “words”?

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front page, Performance appraisalSilvia Dello RussoJune 4, 2020
Digest 12. Performance management across borders: Mind the cultural differences
Digest 12. Performance management across borders: Mind the cultural differences

The findings of a study by Chiang and Birtch (2010) offer relevant insights on the impact of culture on the following performance management components: PM System’s purpose, formal and informal feedback, employee participation, rating source.

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front page, Performance appraisal, Cross-cultural differenceSilvia Dello RussoMay 6, 2020
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