Apologize....... PDD time...

So, Finally.. I had to eat my own medicin... or lets say, drink my own champagne...
or... walk the talk I do and have done ...

To have the yearly Personal Development Dialouge with my employees is one of the most challenging and motivation thing to do as a manager. Talk about the current worksituation, grade evaluation of performance last year, evaluate last year focus areas, go for new areas and also plan for development, trainings etc. An finally an open and honest discussion about another position, job function and carreer level.

Today was the time for my PDD with my manager. Lucky him. The same demand I have on my employees to be prepared, the same prepared I want to be. And I was.

It took 1,5 hours more then it normally takes but I guess it was needed.

The overall flow in the meeting was good, even if my manager often fall into the trap to start giving examples from his experiences and so on and relate to other same things I talk about,, and sometimes a manager should just keep his mouth closed. Its my talk.

I got some critical feedback which always is grat, room for improvement for me as well. Indeed. Thanks.

Finally the salary discussion. That is the most tricky part for my employees to dare to put a prize on their head, to know what they are worth and what their efforts are paid. For me this was very simple this time. And as 2007 was a spectacular year of performances i was just ready for .......

All in!!

I am exited to see what comes out of it, high game.

Oh forgot... maybe the best ... I was suprised by a reward and that was kind of unexpected and some months to late.. but anyway. Its never too late, is it...?

and that reminds me of a lovely song by the monster producer again... Timbaland..and One republic...

" Apologize..."

http://www.lyrics.com/lyric.php?id=38374

/ Anna