by Heather Steele April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 Oh, the employee review. Everyone’s favorite time of the year… when we feel compelled to force our colleagues to eek out total bullshit answers to boring, random questions that rarely relate directly to the job they perform. Why do we torture these people? Why do we torture … Continue reading Rethinking the Torturous Process of Employee Reviews
by Sunil Bagai March 9, 2016 Follow @ZenithtalentMarch 9, 2016 We live in era of interaction — a time in which productive interactions tremendously influence performance. If there’s one leading trend that has defined commerce and employment in this century, it’s social media. We review companies, shop, recruit and perform job searches through increasingly sophisticated … Continue reading Improve the Performance of Your Performance Reviews
by Peter Stark February 28, 2016 Follow @peterbstarkFebruary 28, 2016 Every year, the Wall Street Journal, New Yorker or some other reputable newspaper or magazine publishes an article touting the benefits of doing away with performance appraisals. Almost always, these articles are backed up by some study showing that performance appraisals either undermine the manager-employee … Continue reading Is it Time to Ditch the Performance Appraisal?
by Tom Gimbel February 11, 2016 Follow @LaSalleNetworkFebruary 11, 2016 Performance reviews can be one of the biggest causes of anxiety for employees every year: some reviews lead to raises or promotions, yet most employees are unsure of how to best prepare for these crucial conversations. Here are four ways to knock your performance review … Continue reading How to Outperform Your Performance Review
by Jamie Nichol November 21, 2015 Follow @CultureIQNovember 21, 2015 For decades, the annual performance appraisal has been a staple of any human capital management or talent management approach. However, considering the accelerating pace of change in business today, some organizations are questioning whether the annual review is still the best way of evaluating staff … Continue reading Rethinking The Annual Performance Appraisal
by Eleanor Shakiba November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 In order to learn and grow, employees need to receive feedback. But some people don’t realise this. Often, these employees had negative experiences of feedback in their younger years. This then influences their reactions to performance feedback at work. For people who experience feedback as a threat, … Continue reading Handling Tears During Feedback Sessions
Lindsey StemannNovember 7, 2015 It is hard to believe that we have entered into the last two months of 2015. We are wrapping up our first fifteen years of the millennium. In case you blinked and missed it, now is the time to pause, reflect, and think ahead to goal setting for next year. Do … Continue reading Goal Setting & Managing Year-End Pressure
Eleanor ShakibaNovember 5, 2015 Giving corrective feedback is a task many managers avoid, because they are concerned about how their message will be received. When a manager fears a staff member will cry during a feedback session, this concern will be amplified. As an HR professional, you can assist managers in this situation by using … Continue reading Tears During Feedback: Preparing Managers To Cope
Ringo NishiokaOctober 22, 2015 Frustrated with the annual review process? Take control of your annual review There is a lot of talk about Fortune companies moving away from annual reviews. I am sure this isn’t news to anyone reading this blog, but some quick hit facts: GE, the company that made the annual review famous … Continue reading Annual Review, How To Take Control Of Your Career
Ian JindalOctober 10, 2015 Today it’s just not good enough to promise. Customers judge the retailers they use on the service that they deliver – and channels social media means they can see for themselves what others before them thought. Ultimately, it’s only when they trust a retailer that they’ll give them their business. That’s … Continue reading Why Performance is the New Trust
