People are the biggest resource in any business and performance appraisals are necessary, not just to understand employee performance but to develop their potential. Unfortunately, very few of us have had any formal training in carrying out performance appraisals. Learning to do them well is a must for any leader, and here are a few tips to get you started.
Why should it take a fire to learn about leadership?
This collision which ocurred in January 2018 in the East China Sea with the loss of 32 lives has been one of the most disastrous collisions at sea in recent years. This article is a tribute to the lives lost that day. Unfortunately, the collision also confirms one of the premises of my book Golden Stripes that 'every incident, on some level or the other, resulted from a failure in leadership!'
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"There’s a fly in my soup, Captain". The Chief Engineer said, visibly upset.
"And I blame it on you" continued the Chief Engineer.
On a fine day in early 2005, the Master of the ro-pax ship Arahura planned to carry out an emergency steering drill as was required by regulation. Problem was, he didn't inform anyone else of his intentions until the last moment.
