Employee performance is not HR’s responsibility. We should be able to agree that the management of employee performance is a day-to-day responsibility of … Read more
Taking Your Organization From Bad To Great Performance Management
Sustainable high performance doesn’t happen by accident. It requires intentionality and adequate (or better) strategy, organization design, capabilities … Read more
Sticking With Performance Management, Even If It Doesn’t Work
Anyone who manages people and has been awake and alert for the past couple of years knows this to be true — no one seems to like performance reviews … Read more
Tim Sackett’s HR 101: How to Tell an Employee They Suck
Editor’s note: On occasion, we’ll highlight HR wisdom from long-time HR pro Tim Sackett, in his own inimitable style. You have an employee who … Read more
With Poor Performers, Is It That They Can’t, or That They Won’t?
When someone isn’t doing what you need them to do, a question a leader will often ask themselves is this: “Is the problem with the person? Or … Read more
7 Simple Tips for Making Performance Management Really, Really Simple
Gotcha with the headline, didn’t I? Wouldn’t it be just wonderful if I really could help you make performance management simple? Actually I can, but not … Read more
7 Tips For Giving Feedback (and Making It a Lot Less Difficult, Too)
How do you feel when it’s that time to provide “feedback” to your team? It might be performance feedback or development feedback, but my guess is that it’s … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Less Than Half of Workers Get Regular Job Feedback
I’m said this before, but in my job, I get hit with a lot of surveys on a lot of different HR and talent management topics. Some are insightful and … Read more
Building a Top 20 Workforce: Past Performance Doesn’t Predict Future Results
Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday that some of you have requested. .n … Read more
Why We Struggle With Performance Reviews: Feedback Can Be Brutal
The performance evaluation in corporate America is the dreaded, ineffective leadership responsibility that few ever do well. The concept is actually good: … Read more