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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/p>\n

Scott Samuels, CEO of Horizon Hospitality – A member of the Sanford Rose Associates\u00ae<\/a> network of offices and Brian Binke, CEO of The Birmingham Group – A member of the Sanford Rose Associates\u00ae network of offices Featured in The Wall Street Journal, How to Know When You\u2019re on Thin Ice at Work<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plano, TX 10\/26\/2017<\/p>\n

By Gary M. Stern<\/p>\n

It starts with an uneasy feeling: You\u2019re left out of meetings you used to attend. The boss stops offering suggestions. Once-friendly colleagues turn cool.<\/p>\n

How can you be the last one to know you\u2019re failing or flailing at work?<\/p>\n

Scott Samuels<\/a> sensed trouble when his supervisor stopped giving him feedback during a previous job as a general manager of a new outlet for a food retailer. He also found himself left out of important meetings. He later realized he hadn\u2019t understood exactly how his performance would be evaluated.<\/p>\n

He says he was striving to build revenue and keep customers and employees satisfied. But senior managers were intent on posting short-term profits, and \u201cin order to move up and get promoted, one of your primary roles was to make your boss look good. It was sort of a shocking experience,\u201d says Mr. Samuels, founder and chief executive of Horizon Hospitalit<\/a>y Associates, an Overland Park, Kan., executive-placement firm.<\/p>\n

People often rationalize their failings by benchmarking their job performance against mediocre peers, rather than stars, saying, \u201cI\u2019m not that bad. Look at Joey over there,\u201d says Brian Binke<\/a>, president of the Birmingham Group<\/a>, a Berkley, Mich., affiliate of the Sanford Rose Associates<\/a> executive-search network.<\/p>\n

And peers are often the first to see the writing on the wall, he says. Like many managers, Mr. Binke has hesitated to fire poor performers in the past, worrying that it would upset other employees. But when he finally pulls the trigger, Mr. Binke says, the reaction from peers is often, \u201cWhat took you so long?\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more: https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-to-know-when-youre-on-thin-ice-at-work-1508857912<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Scott Samuels, CEO of Horizon Hospitality – A member of the Sanford Rose Associates\u00ae network of offices and Brian Binke, CEO of The Birmingham Group – A member of the Sanford Rose Associates\u00ae network of offices Featured in The Wall Street Journal, How to Know When You\u2019re on Thin Ice at Work Plano, TX 10\/26\/2017 By Gary M. Stern It starts with an uneasy feeling: You\u2019re left out of meetings you used to attend. The boss stops offering suggestions. Once-friendly colleagues turn cool. How can you be the last one to know you\u2019re failing or flailing at work? Scott Samuels sensed trouble when his supervisor stopped giving him feedback during a previous job as a general manager of a new outlet for a food retailer. He also found himself left out of important meetings. He later realized he hadn\u2019t understood exactly how his performance would be evaluated. He says he was striving to build revenue and keep customers and employees satisfied. But senior managers were intent on posting short-term profits, and \u201cin order to move up and get promoted, one of your primary roles was to make your boss look good. It was sort of a shocking experience,\u201d says Mr. Samuels, founder and chief executive of Horizon Hospitality Associates, an Overland Park, Kan., executive-placement firm. People often rationalize their failings by benchmarking their job performance against mediocre peers, rather than stars, saying, \u201cI\u2019m not that bad. Look at Joey over there,\u201d says Brian Binke, president of the Birmingham Group, a Berkley, Mich., affiliate of the Sanford Rose Associates executive-search network. And peers are often the first to see the writing on the wall, he says. Like many managers, Mr. Binke has hesitated to fire poor performers in the past, worrying that it would upset other employees. But when he finally pulls the trigger, Mr. Binke says, the reaction from peers is often, \u201cWhat took you so long?\u201d Read more: https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/how-to-know-when-youre-on-thin-ice-at-work-1508857912<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[592,593,594,595,596,457,89,491,462,492,166,233,597],"class_list":["post-1648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sra-news","tag-brian-binke","tag-brian-binke-detroit-michigan","tag-brian-binke-executive-search","tag-brian-binke-recruiter","tag-brian-binke-the-birmingham-group","tag-horizon-hospitality","tag-sanford-rose-associates","tag-sanford-rose-associates-horizon-hospitality","tag-scott-samuels","tag-scott-samuels-ceo-of-horizon-hospitality","tag-sra","tag-sra-recruiter","tag-the-birmingham-group"],"yoast_head":"\nScott Samuels, CEO of Horizon Hospitality and Brian Binke, CEO of The Birmingham Group, Featured in The Wall Street Journal - 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