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Executives in Oregon and Southwest Washington recently provided their business projections for 2018 in the National Business Trends Survey. The preliminary results show a mixture of confidence and anticipated business challenges, with the majority of executives reporting optimism for the New Year.

After doing a recent training on Performance Management, I’m beginning to understand why: not enough people know about it! So many of our members are still using up precious time and energy with pen and paper forms or Word docs that are outdated and ineffective. 

According to the research explored by the Harvard Business Review, men tend to apply for a job when they meet only 60 percent of a job’s qualifications, but women tend to apply only if they meet 100 percent of them. Further research shows that traditional “in groups” are judged based on their potential while traditional “out groups” are judged by their proven accomplishments.

In my experience as a coach, a consultant, and a trainer, the number one saboteur of workplace relationships is that we make assumptions as to why someone is acting a particular way and those assumptions are almost always negative – and incorrect.

For more than 30 years, the Oregon School of Massage has provided the most holistic, integrated approach to massage education in Oregon. This integrated approach is a core value that drives the whole program.