Close the door and sit down. Did your heart just drop? Are you sweating? Is your eye twitching? Performance reviews can be full of anxiety, uncertainty, … Read more
Our Goals For Labor Day? They’re Simpler Than You Think
Editor’s Note: This post is from a previous Labor Day, and it seemed appropriate to share again today. For those of you TLNT readers who reside in … Read more
It’s Really Critical You Avoid Anonymous Performance Feedback
Anonymous performance feedback is a popular component of many an organization’s performance review process. However, while it is widely used, it can … Read more
10 Productive Things HR Can Do Instead of Performance Management
My former employer announced recently that they are doing away with forced rankings and the annual performance management process. Hallelujah! I … Read more
How to Write a Great Performance Improvement Plan
There was a time in my life when I worked in HR and people asked me to write performance improvement plans for a living. I would be like — Is it 1963? Am I … Read more
A Few More Post-SHRM Insights From Marcus Buckingham
Last week during Marcus Buckingham’s keynote session at #SHRM15, the SHRM annual conference in Las Vegas, the best-selling author, researcher, and business … Read more
It’s Time We Reinvent Performance Management for Today’s Business Challenges
The traditional performance management (TPM) process has not kept up with contemporary business challenges. Using an outmoded performance … Read more
Corporate Accountability Needs to Be More Than a Management Notion
No one disputes the importance of accountability in healthy workplaces, but the meaning of the word seems to escape many. Here’s a case in point: … Read more
News Flash From SHRM Las Vegas: Millennials Don’t Want Feedback
Monday’s big keynote speaker at the annual SHRM conference in Las Vegas was the ever popular Marcus Buckingham. Marcus has the great English accent, high … Read more
4 Bad Performance Review Habits You Need to Break Right Now
Employee performance reviews have earned a bad rap, so much so that the review process is dreaded by employees and employers alike. What used to be a … Read more