Sharrell Kline

The artist who re-painted the letters did a beautiful job. I know it was last year but wanted to share this photo by Miguecosh.

Wow that's cool. We're loving it here. Be sure an look us up when you get here.

Giving credit to Kevin Kennedy for this wonderful photo of the Malecon in Ajijic, Mexico with caballeros at sunset.

March 1, 2021: visiting the Blue Eye springs near Saranda, Albania.

Lake Chapala, Mexico sunset.

Another beautiful Lake Chapala, Mexico sunset.

Sunny and in the mid-70s. This is the time to visit the Lake Chapala, Mexico area for sure.

It's said to be polluted, but it's the source of Guadalajara's drinking water and they fish out it and provide the fish to local restaurants. People don't swim in it, but horses and dog do and seem fine. It has a silty bottom with causes cloudiness and people attribute that to pollution.

Sunset in Ajijic, Mexico.

A beautiful January day in Ajiijic, Mexico on the largest lake in the country, Lake Chapala. Its roughly 50 miles long and 15 wide.

Another incredible Lake Chapala, Mexico January sunset.

Gorgeous Ajijic, Mexico sunset.

5 things you need to know about performance expectations By Sharrell Kline Does this sound like you?  You’re a frustrated manager who feels stuck and dissatisfied.  You’re giving it your all, you don’t have enough time in your day and know your employees…

Does this sound like you? You’re a leader giving it your all. You're frustrated because your direct reports aren't performing like they should, or worse yet, they're under-qualified. But even if you could figure out what to do, when would you do it?
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Do You View Your Employees As “Cost Items”? By Sharrell Kline, When it comes to budgets, forecasting, and even hiring, organizations tend to view their employees as a cost item. They see their workforce in terms of expenditure on salaries, p…

In this blog, we’ll look at what happens when organizations view their staff as a cost item rather than an asset and why they should stop immediately.
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Are You Killing Your Employees’ Passion and Motivation? By Sharrell Kline Do you find that your employees are demotivated or lack passion for their work? Does your organization have a high turnover rate? If so, you might be looking at your employees as …

Does your organization have a high turnover rate or low engagement? Do you blame your employees? No one in leadership likes to think that they're the real problem, but in this article, we’ll look at whether you might be killing your employees’ passion.
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What is “Continuous Performance Management” and why are the “Best Places to Work” adopting it? By Sharrell Kline As a manager, part of your role is likely “performance management,” but you may be struggling to implement this and wondering whether there’s a better way. The good news is that t…

As a leader, part of your role is likely “performance management,” and you may be struggling to master it. In this blog, I’m going to discuss what leading organizations like Google, Microsoft, Adobe, GE, Dell have done to help their leadership teams.

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Thanks so much! 💝 I'm now retired from coaching organizations, and I've posted on YouTube my 18-video program (created in 2018). There's nothing else like it and I'm proud of it. If you think it's useful, I'd appreciate you subscribing (that's free too) because I'm trying to reach people. No catch.

Andy and Sebastian enjoying the January sunset

Performance Expectations — “They Should Know How to Do That!” By Sharrell Kline In the workplace, do your employees need clear expectations? You might be thinking “Of course! They know what I expect of them!” or “No, they just need to do their job!” But do yo…

Do your employees need clear expectations? Of course! But do they objectively know what's expected of them? In this article, we’ll look at why I'm willing to bet that when we drill down neither one of you know your own expectations for them.

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It's been a year already since my Women's World Magazine shoot!

Why Should You Care Whether Your Employees Are Engaged? By Sharrell Kline If you’re a manager, you’re likely responsible for your particular area of the business—including delivering on key projects and meeting budget and deadline constraints. To achiev…

If you’re a manager, you’re likely responsible for delivering on key projects, meeting budget and deadline constraints. I’s not enough for you personally to be skilled in these areas. In this blog, we’ll look at why employee engagement is Job One.

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How the devastation of working for a terrible boss led to the discovery of my life’s purpose. By Sharrell Kline Tell me if this describes you. You’re a manager. Before your organization promoted you, you were their superstar. You exceeded all expectations and got raves at your annual perfor…

The effects of poor management can be devastating. I once had a supervisor who couldn’t or wouldn’t articulate her expectations, obsessed over decision making and then flip-flopped multiple times, and micromanaged to the point of insanity.

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Feedback and Coaching – One and the Same? By Sharrell Kline In this blog, I’m going to discuss feedback and coaching.  Managers I coach ask me all the time: is there a difference between feedback and coaching and do I really need to do bot…

In this blog, I’m going to discuss feedback and coaching. Managers I coach ask me all the time: is there a difference between feedback and coaching and do I really need to do both?

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Key Questions to Ask Yourself When Setting Employee Performance Expectations By Sharrell Kline In a previous blog, I shared the surprising fact that managers often fail to realize over 90% of employee “performance” problems are actually “expectations” problems.  In this blo…

In this blog I’m going to give you some steps to help you create easily explained and objectively measurable expectations, so your employees can not only go from mission to mission accomplished but recognize when they’ve reached it.

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Defining “Successful” Is the First Step in Effectively Managing Performance By Sharrell Kline If you’re a manager of people, I’m willing to bet when it comes to managing your employees’ performance, you haven’t thought enough about what the word “successful” means to you. …

Are you a leader? Then I bet when it comes to managing your employees’ performance, you haven’t given a thought to what the word “successful” means. And when I say “successful” — I mean as only YOU, the manager of that position can define that term.

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Employee “Performance Problems” – They’re Not What You Think By Sharrell Kline Did you know that by far the vast majority of employee “performance” problems are actually “expectations” problems? Yes, you may rightfully complain that your employees aren’t per…

Did you know that by far the vast majority of employee “performance” problems are actually “expectations” problems? What "successful" looks like to you may be entirely different than how it looks to anyone else.

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Should Organizations Abandon the Annual Appraisal? By Sharrell Kline While performance appraisals have existed for decades, the words “annual appraisal” are enough to evoke feelings of dread in most! According to surveys, neither managers nor emplo…

According to surveys, neither managers nor employees enjoy the annual appraisal, and it doesn’t benefit organizations either. So, in this article, we’ll consider whether organizations should abandon the annual appraisal and why.

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Too many managers of people fail at job one: managing their people’s performance By Sharrell Kline In this blog, I’m going to discuss why I believe so few managers put managing their people’s performance at the very top of their to-do lists and keep it there no matter what. I h…

In this blog, I’m going to discuss why I believe so few managers put managing their people’s performance at the very top of their to-do lists and keep it there no matter what.

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What’s the Difference between Traditional Delegation and Performance Duplication? By Sharrell Kline In business, you often hear talk of “delegation”, and as a manager, you may have delegated tasks to your employees before. Maybe this worked out well for you, but in most cases, d…

There’s a better method than delegating work to staff, and that is duplicating performance. But what does duplicating performance mean, and how is it different to delegation? In this blog, we’ll look at the difference.

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