I just read a fascinating study that really brought home the importance of appreciating the people in our lives. The research was conducted by Doctors … Read more
It’s Lack of Feedback Making Workers Wonder: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
More and more evidence is piling up that employees content in their jobs are still looking to leave – even in this economic environment. Just a couple of … Read more
Why Can’t HR Solve the Performance Management Puzzle?
Why can’t HR seem to solve the problem of performance management? After decades of best practices research, an endless search for the right … Read more
More Frequent Performance Reviews? Please, You Better Shoot Me Now
I’ve never been much of a fan for the performance review process I’m with people like Dr. John Sullivan, who says that it is the one HR process … Read more
Building a Top 20 Workforce: Past Performance Doesn’t Predict Future Results
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management … Read more
Rewarding Bad Behavior: When It Comes to Pay, Nice Guys Finish Last
I’ve never bought into the notion that “nice guys finish last,” as baseball manager Leo Durocher so famously put it, but I’ll admit … Read more
Performance Management and Goal Setting: 2 Truths — and 2 Bad Ideas
I hold these truths to be self-evident (well hey, it is my blog): Truth #1: Performance management is with us for the long term. And the reason for this is … Read more
The Multitasking Myth: The More You Do, the Worse at It You Really Are
I used to believe I could multitask. While I was working, I’d have 10 different websites up while listening to sports talk radio and chatting online. I … Read more
In Search of the Perfect Performance Review: 5 Steps to Improve the Process
Have you met a fan of the (name your adjective: cliched, outdated, crappy) yearly performance review? Me neither. In corporate lore, the performance review … Read more
Today on TLNT Radio: Jobs Report, Managing Performance, and the Downside of HR Tech Consolidation
Today at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT is the third episode of TLNT Radio. You can listen to it live from the web or you can dial in to (818) 572-8036 to listen to … Read more