Performance maintenance is a dynamic process with three parts — performance management, recognition, and discipline—that gives managers a full-spectrum of tools to manage the activities of others. The goal of each tool is productivity. These tools can be used for high, low, and average performers. Performance maintenance makes the assumption that most employees perform well most of the time and good supervision keeps them on track. However, for the 10-20% whose performance is noteworthy, or [...]

We recently released a whitepaper authored by Dr. Christopher Lee, titled “Performance Maintenance: Aligning Performance, Recognition & Discipline”. Performance maintenance incorporates the full spectrum of performance dimensions and ensures that managers have all the tools necessary to create good performance and sustain it over the long term. It acknowledges a Bell Curve-like range of performance where there is always a group of exceptional employees in the top 10 – 20% of their peers who [...]

I came across an interesting blog this week – YourHRGuy.com. According to his bio, Lance Haun is a 26 year old Human Resources Generalist practicing in the field for the past five years. His professional interests include recruitment, team building, training and development, employee relations and “restraining himself from beating the crap out of bad managers and employees.” In his blog, Lance talks a lot about what being a Gen Y-er means from [...]

Over the past 18 months, I’ve immensely enjoyed getting the opportunity to share my ideas and valuable information on talent management. As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and with that, I’d like to introduce our new blog team to you! Our new and improved blog will include voices from several Halogen employees on a wide variety of issues, with a focus on providing our readers on a diversity of [...]

In today’s world of shrinking economies and diminishing labor pools, employee training can be one of your most valuable and critical talent management tools.

Say what?
Aren’t training budgets typically one of the first things you slash during an economic downturn?

Wise companies think otherwise…

If you know how to get the most out of your employee training, it can be one of your most cost effective investments, contributing to increased productivity, performance, employee satisfaction and [...]