by DOMINIQUE JONES | May 11th, 2011 | Performance Management |
While I’m sure that most of your organization’s managers act with the best of intentions, you’ll probably agree that when it comes to being the frontline stewards of your talent management strategy, they often fall short.
So how do you help them be better at things like giving effective feedback, writing valuable performance appraisals, aligning and managing their employees’ goals, developing bench strength in the organization, and effectively rewarding performance?
We’ve put together a 5-part series [...]
by MELANY GALLANT | Dec 21st, 2010 | Employee Engagement & Retention |
Motivation is the force that converts intention into action. In a work setting, it is the drive that helps maintain goal-directed performance. For over 40 years, scientists and business researchers have conducted numerous studies to determine what incentives help motivate employees. So many companies spend thousands of dollars hiring outside firms to give motivation seminars, realizing that by nurturing the talent of individuals and building stronger teams, they can help cultivate a happy work environment.
What’s [...]
by SEAN CONRAD | Dec 17th, 2010 | Performance Management |
In our first article of a three-part series on performance appraisals, we discuss HR’s three wishes this holiday season when it comes to performance reviews. The second article provides insight and tips to help managers prepare for performance appraisal meetings with employees.
In this final post of the series, we take a look at how employees can take a proactive approach to the performance review process as a way to ensure [...]
by SEAN CONRAD | Dec 16th, 2010 | Performance Management |
In our first article of a three-part series on performance appraisals, we discussed HR’s three wishes this holiday season when it comes to performance reviews. In this second article, we provide insight and tips to help managers prepare for performance appraisal meetings with employees.
Whether you are a manager now or in your past life, you’ve probably seen performance appraisal season coming and dreaded it. The process is time-consuming, you have to squish [...]
by SEAN CONRAD | Dec 15th, 2010 | Performance Management |
Today I’m kicking off a three-part series on performance appraisals from the perspective of HR, managers and employees. It’s the perfect time of year for all of these groups to give some thought to their role in the appraisal process as they complete 2010 reviews, and to think ahead on how to change things up in 2011.
I speak with HR professionals every day about their talent management processes, and I hear a lot about their “pains” [...]
