The Automotive Industry, Interactive Games & Advertising
Ferrari have announced an alliance with SCEE which means that finally you can drive a Ferrari in Gran Turismo! More importantly it underlines how seriously the automotive manufacturers are about leveraging an ever growing audience. With 45 million copies of the game sold it’s a

Managing Change: Unintended Consequences
Leading a change programme is a risky business, for the leader and the lead. The law of unintended consequences applies in full as change involves people. People see the the starting and finishing points and the intention of change from their point of view and act accordingly.When you open a dollar store you are responsible for making sure that every employee receives appropriate performance feedback. For many who open a dollar store this will become the first time that they have supervised. For many this will be the first time that they will be required to handle performance management as well. For most this will be the first time that performance management became critical to the success of their business.

There are several keys to handling performance management. When done properly, these key steps will make the performance management tasks extremely easy. When mishandled, these performance management tasks can literally make business ownership a nightmare for the person who decides to open a dollar store.

When you open a dollar store follow these simple principles:

• Make sure that all performance feedback is done in a timely manner. It does little good to wait and then try to explain that there was a problem after the employee has forgotten all about the incident.

• Remember that positive feedback always has much greater impact for performance improvement than negative feedback. Be sure to look for employees who are doing something right. Recognize that good performance immediately.

• Be specific in the feedback that you give. Employees will gain much more when there is specific information provided. For example, noting that you

d to handle performance management as well. For most this will be the first time that performance management became critical to the success of their business.

There are several keys to handling performance management. When done properly, these key steps will make the performance management tasks extremely easy. When mishandled, these performance management tasks can literally make business ownership a nightmare for the person who decides to open a dollar store.

When you open a dollar store follow these simple principles:

• Make sure that all performance feedback is done in a timely manner. It does little good to wait and then try to explain that there was a problem after the employee has forgotten all about the incident.

• Remember that positive feedback always has much greater impact for performance improvement than negative feedback. Be sure to look for employees who are doing something right. Recognize that good performance immediately.

• Be specific in the feedback that you give. Employees will gain much more when there is specific information provided. For example, noting that yo

ce management tasks extremely easy. When mishandled, these performance management tasks can literally make business ownership a nightmare for the person who decides to open a dollar store.

When you open a dollar store follow these simple principles:

• Make sure that all performance feedback is done in a timely manner. It does little good to wait and then try to explain that there was a problem after the employee has forgotten all about the incident.

• Remember that positive feedback always has much greater impact for performance improvement than negative feedback. Be sure to look for employees who are doing something right. Recognize that good performance immediately.

• Be specific in the feedback that you give. Employees will gain much more when there is specific information provided. For example, noting that yo

performance feedback is done in a timely manner. It does little good to wait and then try to explain that there was a problem after the employee has forgotten all about the incident.

• Remember that positive feedback always has much greater impact for performance improvement than negative feedback. Be sure to look for employees who are doing something right. Recognize that good performance immediately.

• Be specific in the feedback that you give. Employees will gain much more when there is specific information provided. For example, noting that yo

han negative feedback. Be sure to look for employees who are doing something right. Recognize that good performance immediately.

• Be specific in the feedback that you give. Employees will gain much more when there is specific information provided. For example, noting that you just saw them do an outstanding job of dealing with an upset customers as soon as they have completed that work will have much greater impact than saying that they have good ability to deal with upset customers. The more specifics and details that you can provide the better.

• Feedback needs to be genuine. People can tell when you are just saying something rather than genuinely recognizing their performance. Only provide feedback on performance that you genuinely feel is important.

When you open a dollar store supervising employees can be a challenge. Be sure that you make the performance management that you provide as positive an experience for you and the employee as possible. Be timely, positive, specific and genuine in the performance feedback that you provide.

To Your Dollar Store Success!