A Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a tool designed to give an employee with performance deficiencies the opportunity to succeed. It may be used to address issues with meeting specific job goals ...

Supervisors and managers are expected to set clear standards of acceptable work performance and use timely verbal and, as necessary, written feedback as an initial way to correct unsatisfactory work ...

Rule No. 1: Always respond to your manager’s performance review plan like it’s a love letter, even when it reads like a threat wrapped in bullet point. Your carefully drafted PIP arrived in my inbox.

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A performance improvement plan can provide clear expectations ...