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Best Practices In Starting a Continuous Performance Program
Ongoing performance check-ins are shaping the future of talent management. Held weekly between managers and their direct reports, these brief meetings – … Read more
HR 101: What to Do When Performance Goes Bad
It’s time to pull your head out of the sand; you need to deal with poor performers! Sometimes it is uncomfortable to deal with things you would rather … Read more
Are You Ready For Feedback That’s Radically Transparent?
Here’s an actual email sent to Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, by an employee named Jim Haskel: Ray – You deserve a “D-” for … Read more
Is Your CEO on Comparably’s ‘Best Of’ List for 2017?
One of the nice things about having an anonymous employee review site is the PR gold you can tap into pretty much whenever you want. It’s … Read more
6 Steps to Great Talent Reviews
It’s great news that talent reviews have become almost universal in larger organizations, avoiding the fads that have overtaken HR processes like … Read more
10 Commandments for Performance Discussions
I invested 38 years in the corporate world and my experience spanned a myriad of departments – to include human resources where I oversaw our leadership … Read more
This Post Will Make You Think Outside the Box About the Language You Use
During performance reviews, you’ll need to cover a range of important topics such as SMART objectives, development objectives and training needs. It’s a … Read more
Individual Performance Is Not Enough; We Need a Way to Measure Teams
Employee engagement, aligning talent and business strategies; these are perennial problems for HR professionals. Here in the United Kingdom, as far back as … Read more
The Brazil Nut Effect Is No Way to Find Your Future Leaders
Ensuring a company’s long-term survival and prosperity is the underlying driver of any business; however, identifying and developing effective future … Read more