Meetings get a bad rap and the arguments against them are well known: They get in the way of productive work; Too much of meetings are spent recapping … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Can You Afford to Put Up With Mediocre Employees?
Why do so many managers continue to accept mediocre, second-rate results? Hundreds of research studies have quantified the difference between having an … Read more
When Performance Reviews Simply Aren’t Enough
So, performance reviews aren’t enough? Performance reviews are slow feedback, as they only occur once a year. Most employees do not want to wait 51 weeks … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How You Should Deal With Underperformers
It’s pretty much the norm that about 10 percent of your employees will always fall into the “underperformers” camp. If you are tired of … Read more
Why High Performers Really Like Performance Reviews
It seems every week some HR blog says employees hate performance evaluation and we should get rid of performance reviews. I agree that many performance … Read more
Performance Management Is Simple: You Either Work Hard, or You Don’t
Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. HR ladies secretly love to … Read more
Performance Management: Solving a Problem by Addressing Its Parts
I recently wrote an article explaining that performance management is difficult because it involves evaluating employees based on their relative … Read more
What Do You Do When Everyone Thinks They Are Exceptional?
Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. Question: “How do you deal with … Read more
When Evaluating Performance, Perfect Is Not a Worthwhile Goal
My youngest started fifth grade last week, and as I was combing through the official forms and literature, making sure he had all his school supplies and … Read more
Pay and Performance, or What Withholding an Increase Can Do
More pay might not change behavior, but withholding an increase sometimes will. “That’s the last straw! I’m going to fire him,” said the irate mayor as he … Read more