Wouldn’t it be nice if all deadlines were met, all work was done well and right the first time and everyone always showed up on time? Sorry to disappoint you, but I don’t have a magical formula to make that happen. But when things do go wrong and you find yourself in the position of needing to give less than positive feedback to an employee, there is a right way to go about it:

People often email me privately with comments and ideas for my blog. I thought it would be great to have all of those ideas in one place and invite you to give your two cents in an open and public forum. So I open the floor for you, my readers, to tell me what you like to hear more about…more management? More writing tips? Author-it updates? I’ll do my best to keep your suggestions in mind when planning future blog posts. Feel free to post as many or as few suggestions as you’d like. I look forward to hearing your ideas!