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Performance Reviews
4 Elements of an Effective Performance Review
As you add employees to your small business, it becomes increasingly important for you to have a way to evaluate their work and keep your workers on the right track. Having the framework in place for effective performance reviews will give you the opportunity to identify the goals and objectives for your company and determine […]
Annual Reviews or Constant Feedback?
Here comes a controversial subject. How often do you take the time to rate your direct reports? Is it worth the time and effort when measured from the perspective of the company and of the employee? In terms of time, this can be expensive and disruptive to you and your direct reports. In terms of […]
Continuous Feedback Bests Annual Performance Review
If you have any responsibility for managing staff in today’s organizations, you have likely experienced the dysfunction of the “once and done” performance appraisal or performance review process. It’s no longer adequate to begrudgingly conduct a performance appraisal once a year. Your employees want (and deserve) much more frequent feedback about their performance. Old school […]
Don’t Let Personality Trump Performance When Performing Employee Evaluations
Conducting reviews for a company is not always straight-forward. Regardless of the sheer numbers themselves, it can be difficult to go about rating someone’s job performance. Complicating this is the fact that management often forms personal and positive working relationships with employees, making it difficult to be honest about the negatives. Due to this, it’s […]
Get Your Employees Engaged in Your Business
There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow. ~Jack Welch Having staff engagement is so important for every business. It is critical for your profitability and customer service. Highly engaged employees are more committed to your business, […]
Ditching the Performance Review: Another Look
There is no doubt the performance planning and review process in most organizations is broken. Too often, it’s a meaningless annual exercise of managers and their people filling out forms, having “the conversation” then going back to their real work. Too often, the review process has become completely detached from how managers work with their […]
How HR Pros Use Performance Management to Improve Staff Retention
Performance management is an invaluable tool when it comes to the important relationship between the employee and the employer. It can be used to influence and guide almost every single aspect of this relationship, improve productivity, and heighten engagement. As such, it should come as no surprise to any HR professional that the development of […]
6 Things Your Employees Dread at Work
It is no secret that many employees today do not like their jobs for one reason or another. A problem starts to occur in a business when many employees all begin to fear just certain aspects of a job and not the job itself. This problem can be fixed. Here are six things your employees […]
Why Self-Evaluation and Job Descriptions Matter Even More for Startups
One of the most challenging aspects of working for a startup is also the thing that makes it so exciting. As the company grows, roles and structures change. For better or for worse, your job description can change dramatically in mere months.
