A holistic, well-considered performance management process is key to fostering a motivated, high-performing team. A thoughtfully designed process supports employees’ growth, provides them (and their ...

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.

The June 17 memo from the Office of Personnel Management’s acting Director Charles Ezell, “Performance Management for Federal Employees”, reflects an important development for managing employee ...

Employee performance is central to many human resource decisions. When determining compensation changes, incentives, promotions, demotions, reductions-in-force, and while also explaining pay ...

Imagine a workplace where everyone takes ownership of their actions, meets deadlines consistently, and holds themselves accountable for delivering quality work. Such an environment fosters trust, ...

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 ...

In 2014, Cigna decided to rethink its performance management philosophy and process after reviewing the findings of recent research on human motivation. The company dropped its end-of-year performance ...