By Steven T. Hunt Business execution is about having the employees required to support a company’s strategy and making sure they are doing what the company … Read more
The Problem with Traditional Talent Management Processes
A quick Internet search on the phrase “problems with performance management” returned over 21 million (!) separate entries. Dozens of pages described all … Read more
Top 10 HR Issues For HR Pros? They Haven’t Changed Much This Year
You have certainly heard this many times before: The more things change, the more things remain the same. So it is too with the concerns of HR … Read more
Why We Need to Burn the Annual Performance Review: Being Objective
Editor’s Note: This is Part 3 of a series (you can find Part 1 and Part 2 here) on why the annual performance review process needs to go away and what … Read more
How You Communicate Performance Is as Important as When and Why
It’s annual performance review time for a lot of organizations right now. This is a frequent topic of conversation within Globoforce as we strongly believe … Read more
Cornerstone Gets Into Small/Mid Market With $14 Million Sonar6 Deal
New Zealand talent management vendor Sonar6 has been acquired by Cornerstone On Demand in a deal valued at $14 million. Cornerstone’s stock closed up … Read more
Want High Performance? You Find it by Embracing Employee Variation
By David Creelman Do you remember the person who served you last time you went to McDonald’s? Probably not, and that’s not due to a failing memory. … Read more
11 Good Reasons Why 360 Degree Feedback Simply Doesn’t Work
You might have read about something called 360-degree feedback. Depending on who you read, it gets good, bad, or ugly reviews. People generally agree … Read more
Why We Need to Burn the Annual Performance Review: How to Fix It
Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a three-part series (you can find Part 1 here) on why the annual performance review process needs to go away and what … Read more
If You’re Using These Management Methods, You’re Wasting Time AND Money
Organizations that aim to earn the label HPO, or “High Performance Organization,” can draw upon literally hundreds of management techniques, methods and … Read more