Career Development: Own it
Are you a manager trying to develop an employee who is consistently not hitting the goals? Are you an employee not hitting the goals who is hoping your manager will cover for you and not call you out?
In the March 2018 edition of Entrepreneur. Panera Bread’s founder and chairman, Ron Shaich, wrote, “Honesty is helpful. When you tell someone why they’re doing a bad job, you’re transferring the responsibility. Maybe they will improve. Maybe they leave. Whatever the outcome, they own it.”
Honest conversations can lead to departures, but they can also be opportunities for learning. What do you think?
