About the Author
Name: Debbie Zmorenski
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Bio: Deborah K. Zmorenski, MBA, is the co-owner and senior partner of Leader’s Strategic Advantage Inc., an Orlando, Fla.-based consulting firm. During her 34-year career with the Walt Disney World Company, Debbie held leadership positions in restaurant management, human resources, training and development, customer service, production manufacturing and resort operations. She is a recipient of “Partners In Excellence,” Disney’s most prestigious corporate award. For more than five years, she was a senior facilitator and content specialist with the Disney Institute. Today, with LSA, she travels the globe providing executive coaching and strategic partnering, enabling organizations to implement and maintain organizational change.
Performance coaching is not about disciplinary action, nor is it about accountability (although it may promote accountability in the long term). It is
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Once you have job descriptions in place (check out my previous column for tips and guidelines), it is time to think about how you are going to leverage the talents and skills of a new employee through
