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Doing performance self-appraisal well

8 Feb 200815 May 2009 ~ Mrityunjay Kumar ~ 3 Comments

As I was completing the performance reviews for my team, I was reminded of the fact that so few people actually do a good job of appraising themselves. I have noticed this over the past 5-6 years that I am doing performance reviews and have gotten similar feedback from several other folks, and it hasn't … Continue reading Doing performance self-appraisal well

Mapping your career path

7 Feb 200822 Dec 2008 ~ Mrityunjay Kumar ~ 8 Comments

In my previous posts on managing one's own career, I mentioned that a great way to measure your progress in career is tracking it against your desired career growth path. This is a great way because it provides us with the most direct way of mesuring the return on the time and talent investment we are … Continue reading Mapping your career path

Effective one on ones

28 Jan 200822 Dec 2008 ~ Mrityunjay Kumar ~ 5 Comments

In my experience in working with so many employees and helping grow some of the leads and managers, I have found that one-on-ones is a useful framework for all managers who wish to manage people well. I think this is the case because 1-1s impact some core tenets of being a good people manager: Inform, Involve and Inspire the … Continue reading Effective one on ones

Managing your Boss

12 Jan 200822 Dec 2008 ~ Mrityunjay Kumar ~ 5 Comments

Here are some of the questions/issues I  have seen employees directly/indirectly ask which relate to their managers as well as to how they fit in the organizational scheme of things: I can’t talk to my manager, he is too rigid/aloof/scary. I am stuck in my career, no growth. My manager isn't sympethetic to my career development.  I … Continue reading Managing your Boss

Manager as a mentor/coach

2 Jan 200822 Dec 2008 ~ Mrityunjay Kumar ~ 4 Comments

Performance review cycles are coming in, and I have had a chance to review goals and tasks for many individuals while they are entered into our performance management (PM) system. Having gone through this exercise of using a PM product for almost 5 years now and reviewing hundreds of goals, it is clear that most good employees … Continue reading Manager as a mentor/coach

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Mrityunjay is an IIT Delhi and Foster School of Business (UW) graduate. He has managed and mentored more than 200 professionals across India, US and China and delivered more than 5000 hours of career sessions and courses.

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