How much do you really know about your employees’ professional goals? With the fast pace of today’s business world, many managers opt for a simple “How are … Read more
The 4 Metrics You Must Track (And What to Do With Them)
Historically, human resources hasn’t exactly been high on the list of departments that make use of metrics. But in an age where we have more access to data … Read more
It’s Time for HR to Follow Marketing’s Lead and Develop Employee Personas
Note: Talent personas have a big part to play in your recruiting strategy. To learn how to build and use personas for recruiting see Creating Talent … Read more
10 Steps to Getting Things At Work “Unstuck”
Ever notice how progress in the workplace sometimes moves at a glacial speed or seems totally stuck? If yours is like most workplaces in the world, you … Read more
Why Employee Rankings Aren’t Evil
Each year’s Harvard Medical School graduating class includes one doctor who is ranked at the bottom of the class. To be clear, this individual was the … Read more
Don’t Start Crunching Numbers Until You Know What Numbers to Crunch
I was helping a manager with the company’s analytics; the problem was framed as “falling engagement in front-line staff.” Now that is a good start … Read more
Three Performance Tactics to Help Your Company Grow
Today one of the key challenges most companies face is being able to scale rapidly while still keeping their innovative startup edge. Startups have few … Read more
6 Steps to Bringing Your Performance Management Into the 21st Century
The purpose of a business is to create customers. Sharper performance results in more and happier customers Thus, we aim to optimize performance, hence the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Before You Fire, Consider
The Restaurant Doctor, Bill Marvin, suggests we explore the reasons we may think we need to fire someone because, in many cases, we could get to the root … Read more
The Secret to Implementing a Performance Management Program
It is time for all good consultants and vendors everywhere to jump on the performance management bandwagon. Accenture led the cause by retooling their … Read more