well-crafted performance plan informs employees of the criteria that will be used to evaluate their performance several months into the future. Every employee's performance plan should align with unit ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leadership and performance management. When it comes to people practices, the top three metrics all leaders must ...

An employee's performance program clarifies expectations for job responsibilities and corresponding competencies. The program should outline specific behaviors related to each competency and job ...

Performance management is the ongoing communication process between a supervisor and an employee that occurs throughout the year to fulfill the strategic objectives of the individual, department, and ...

Performance evaluation has several components: orientation, training and development, feedback and annual appraisal. Managers involved in the performance evaluation process assume responsibility for ...

Recently, I was working with a major software company as a consultant and they were having issues with productivity and employee engagement. Despite their best efforts, they were failing to meet their ...

Learn about the direction performance management is heading and how the most effective trends can help manage your team.

Not every business is filled with star employees who consistently meet or exceed the expectations placed on them. For employees who don’t fall into that category, the responsibility of helping them ...

Head over to Google and search for the term, “performance review,” and you’ll be instantly flooded by news stories on the latest companies to do away with it. My guess is that half the Fortune 500 ...

Hiring, once again, becomes a competitive differentiator.