Skillful application of the leadership model provides employees with information regarding: what is required of them, what is their "correct" behavior, how do they succeed, what will they get when the goal is achieved and the "correct behavior" sustained ...

When asked what can go wrong in business meetings a group of USA managers gave 1305 examples (in 1987).  15 of them accounted for 85% of all the problems. Let’s look at them:

• Starting late
• Getting off the subject
• Disorganized
• Ineffective meeting leadership
• Irrelevant information discussed ....

Why the described sincere praise process works?

I will describe a similar conceptual model of sincere praise in killer whale training. How do you think people teach killer whales to jump over a rope, which is hanging a several feet above the water?  If you believe that the trainers do not give them food until they jump – you are mistaken.  That method will starve to death the killer whales as they do not understand what they are expected to do. 

The constructive reprimand method works because
• Provides immediate feedback
• Indicates exactly where and when the subordinate went wrong
• Shares manager’s feelings about the blunder
• Reminds the employee what positive qualities s/he has and our respect of them
• The goal of the constructive reprimand method is …

In most companies, when you ask people what they do, what are their responsibilities and then ask the same question to their managers, you get two different answers....

A four-step working goal setting process follows...