By Robert Bacal - Whether you are looking for a psychologist, counselor, psychiatrist, or other therapeutic help, it's absolutely essential that you get matched up with someone who fits for you. Otherwise you will experience frustration and feelings of helplessness. We've put together invaluable hints, tips and information to help you find the right therapist for you. And, we've put it in a short format that you can even carry around with you. (Added: 13-Jan-2003 Hits: 216 )

By Robert Bacal - If you've ever met someone who seems to get along with everyone while not acting like a total dishrag, you might have wondered what it is they do to create such great relationships. The truth is that it's likely they are actually communicating quite differently compared to people who seem to create conflict wherever they go. How To Get Along With Almost Anyone Helpcard teaches you some of the techniques used by these successful people to reduce conflict and create better relationships at home or at work. (Added: 13-Jan-2003 Hits: 169 )

By Robert Bacal - For some reason, most managers and companies spend almost no time explaining the point of performance appraisal to its employees, let alone the process. So, it's not surprising that employees see this process as confrontational, and anxiety provoking, since they are not helped to feel like active partners. That means the process will fail. This card was written to address this, by explaining the process, and helping the employee learn how to be an active and positive contributor to the process. Based on the best selling book, Performance Managem (Added: 13-Jan-2003 Hits: 430 )

By Robert Bacal - Everyone with a boss sometimes experiences frustration in getting the boss to listen to ideas, and even answer important questions. Whether it's discussing a raise, or getting the boss to consider a great idea you might have, it's the same issue. Are there ways to approach the boss so the chances of "getting through" are improved. The answer is yes, and you can learn how in about 20 minutes by making use of this helpcard. (Added: 13-Jan-2003 Hits: 171 )

By Robert Bacal - In leading strategic planning sessions, I noticed two problems: First, it was difficult to actually explain strategic planning in everyday language, and help people see how it can be used in real life to make a real difference in what people do every day. The second problem was that people tended to forget that just doing a plan is worthless without serious followup after the fact. So I created two quick-read helpcards on the subject to deal with these issues. This card, the second of the two part set, explains what managers, leaders and staff must do to make strategic plans come alive. (Added: 13-Jan-2003 Hits: 250 )

By Robert Bacal - There is a need for companies to look much more closely at their performance management and appraisal systems, since many are not only useless, but can actually harm productivity and the relationships between employees and managers. Robert Bacal prepared this short document with a clear purpose: To stimulate people's thinking about performance management and to explain in a straight-forward why where the pitfalls lie, and how to begin creating systems that work (Added: 13-Jan-2003 Hits: 254 )

By Robert Bacal - Maps out the steps of the performance management process from performance planning to the performance review meeting. Formatted in a checklist format so managers can check off tasks as the are completed. Based on our best selling book - Performance Management - A Briefcase Book, the process outlined is integrated with strategic planning and stresses managers as being helpers and partners in performance improvement (Added: 13-Jan-2003 Hits: 205 )