Chris Ponder

How to Drive Employee Potential

This blog was originally posted by Sarah Williams on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. Recently, I found myself talking to a manager about an unexpected opening in his department. He had no one ready to fill the position but couldn’t [...]

June 5, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Driving Personal Productivity Through Goals or Objectives

by Chris Ponder

This blog was originally posted by Tiffany Kuehl on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. The beginning of the year often serves as a time for reflecting on what we have accomplished during the previous year, and identifying our plans and [...]

May 22, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Is Your Advice Hypocritical?

by Chris Ponder

This blog was originally posted by Justin Harris on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. As I speak with colleagues and look at different organizations in regards to effectiveness and buy-in, I see a consistent theme: managers talk too much. There’s [...]

May 8, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Leadership in HR

by Chris Ponder

This blog was originally posted by Steve Browne on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. I remember when I was going to college in the early 80′s hearing this radical new rock group called the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the college alt [...]

April 24, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Work Sucks: Why We Are Discouraged at Work

by Chris Ponder

Each month, we feature the best content from one of our favorite sites, Performance I Create. This post is bylined by the amazing Chris Fields. Click here to read the original article. Discouraged and Disengaged at Work Face it folks, work sucks! According to latest statistical data regarding employee sentiments, over 70% are disengaged. This means [...]

February 27, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A PIP Doesn’t Mean it’s All Over

by Chris Ponder

This blog was originally posted by Chris Ponder II on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. You just got put on a performance improvement plan (PIP) – oh no. I am sure there are a number of thoughts crossing your mind: [...]

February 13, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Auto Tuned Performance Is Not Sexy

by Chris Ponder

This blog was originally posted by Chris Ponder II on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. When I created this blog back in May 2011, my intent was to provide an outlet for readers to garner valuable information from a host [...]

January 30, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How to Properly Define Expectations and Vision

by Chris Ponder

This blog was originally posted by Chris Fields on the Peformance I Create blog. Every other Wednesday, Blogging4Jobs will feature a guest post from the up-and-coming multi-contributor blog, Performance I Create. Just a couple years ago I was a brand-new blogger looking for exposure and opportunities. After a few months, I saw a tweet from Chris [...]

January 16, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Employment History – Let’s Take a Look in the Mirror

by Chris Ponder

Employment history has been a long standing requirement in regards to applying for a job and being taken seriously for the position that you are applying for. It tells the recruiter or hiring manager what you have done, for how long, and with what organization, all in the hopes of assisting them determine, just initially [...]

December 26, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

6 Tips on Making it Through a Difficult Conversation With Your Boss

by Chris Ponder

The other day I was reading the latest issues of Fast Company and came across an interesting article around leadership entitled Do You Pass the Leadership Test? Essentially, the article discussed opportunities where leaders have taken on a new job or venture and how they managed their staff and themselves amongst the chaos of the transition. Interestingly [...]