Common Attributes of Good Managers
We routinely study managers and supervisors seeking answers as to why certain managers are successful and others seem to fail.…
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How Performance Reviews Can Boost Morale
In a recent survey conducted by Reviewsnap, there was a clear indication that when the performance review process is carried…
Benefits-Based Performance Management
Employee engagement is a somewhat overused term. But it is obviously very important for employees to be engaged and to…
Put Your Money Where The Motivation Is – Compensation Strategies to Retain Your Best People
These are complex times for HR departments in growing organizations. Unemployment rates continue to hover at the highest levels in…
From Dread to Moving Ahead – Taking the Pain Out of Performance Management
Cue the shaking of heads, the rolling of eyes and the murmurs of “not again” heard up and down the…
Five Myths of Managing Up…
The days are gone when someone took a job, followed a predictable path of career development and worked in a…
Giving High Performers a Runway
In order for high performers to contribute to the bottom line, they need a runway for success. That includes dedicated…
Performance Assessments in an Increasingly Mobile World
The world of performance assessments for the enterprise organization is not immune to these trends. In fact, the opposite is…
The Truth About Performance Appraisals – They’re Not Being Abolished. They’re Evolving
Perhaps you’ve read them—the stories from a handful of HR pundits and bloggers claiming that employers are utterly “abolishing,” “eliminating”…
Understanding the Way Minds Work: Think Like a CLO
If you could reduce a good performance management system down to ONE element (hint: you can’t), it would be the…
The Top 8 Performance Review Questions
Performance reviews can vary drastically in their effectiveness, which helps explain why 58% of companies believe they aren’t a good…
How to Keep Track of Organizational Goals with Performance Management
Some people make lists, others put sticky notes on their computer screen, and many simply fly by the seat of…
How to Grow Part 3: Rethink Annual Performance Appraisals
It’s 1:53 pm, which means Adam has 7 minutes to prepare for his annual performance appraisal. He was so busy…
How to Grow Part 2: Compensation Motivation
There are a wide variety of compensation plans in the corporate world, but if you’re a startup which one is…
How to Grow Part 1: Performance Management in 3… 2…
“Only 6% believe their current process for managing performance is worth the time, 58% called their process ‘weak,’ with North American companies…
Happy Holidays? Not if You Forget Your Employees
It’s the only time of year that it’s acceptable to give a fruitcake. Complete with hot cocoa, stockings hung with…
The Million-Dollar Performance Review Question
If there’s such a thing as a million-dollar question that managers should ask employees during a performance review, it’s this:…
A Players or Top Guns: Call Them What You Want, You Need More of Them
Can you afford to put up with mediocre employees? Humetrics president, Mel Kleiman, posed this question in a recent TLNT.com…
Are We Doing Enough To Develop Future Leaders?
We’re not, according to Deloitte’s BusinessConfidence Report 2014, which summarizes findings from a survey of 600 U.S. executives—300 c-suite executives…
We Need To Fix the Broken Candidate Experience
Every now and then, you read an article that you have to share with others. It’s just too good to…
Don’t Slam the Door on Exit Interviews
Performance reviews and exit interviews might seem like very different animals but they share an important quality: both are opportunities…