Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)
John Grubbs
179 episodes
5 days ago
Send us a text In business, not all problems wear warning labels—some sneak in wearing smiles, enthusiasm, and the appearance of hustle. I’m talking about the most seductive trap for leaders: highly motivated mediocre talent. These employees are energetic, loyal, and endlessly willing to “do.” They raise their hands, stay late, and volunteer for projects. On the surface, they seem like a dream. But scratch deeper, and you realize they’re not driving real results—they’re simply creating the mi...
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Send us a text In business, not all problems wear warning labels—some sneak in wearing smiles, enthusiasm, and the appearance of hustle. I’m talking about the most seductive trap for leaders: highly motivated mediocre talent. These employees are energetic, loyal, and endlessly willing to “do.” They raise their hands, stay late, and volunteer for projects. On the surface, they seem like a dream. But scratch deeper, and you realize they’re not driving real results—they’re simply creating the mi...
Annual Performance Appraisals Are Deadly for Top Performers
Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)
21 minutes
1 year ago
Annual Performance Appraisals Are Deadly for Top Performers
Send us a text Let's face reality: yearly reviews should be extinct. Top performers hate them, and most managers are terrible at delivering them. In business management, annual performance appraisals are standard practice for evaluating employee performance, setting goals, and making decisions about promotions, pay raises, and terminations. However, beneath their seemingly systematic structure lies a cognitive bias that often skews the evaluation process: the Peak End rule. Listen now a...
Crazy Enough to Win (For Those Who Love the Game of Business)
Send us a text In business, not all problems wear warning labels—some sneak in wearing smiles, enthusiasm, and the appearance of hustle. I’m talking about the most seductive trap for leaders: highly motivated mediocre talent. These employees are energetic, loyal, and endlessly willing to “do.” They raise their hands, stay late, and volunteer for projects. On the surface, they seem like a dream. But scratch deeper, and you realize they’re not driving real results—they’re simply creating the mi...
