Whatever your organization's employee performance management system, it shouldn't simply be a once yearly event. Regular one-on-one meetings throughout the year are essential to...
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Employee Engagement and The Importance of Clarifying Roles
No matter how big or small a business is, employees should always be given the tools to completely understand their role, not only on an individual scale but also how their role...
Top 18 Tips for 360° Survey Success
Gain invaluable and trustworthy data with these tips Welcome to the Knowledge Economy. In today’s complex business landscape knowledge is power. The guessing game is increasingly...
Abandoning Paper-Based Appraisal Processes for 2017
Happy New Year! Let's talk about resolutions. No, I'm not going to get involved in your personal resolutions, but I'd really like to know if your organization is making any...
Not all 360 Degree Surveys Are the Same: How to Design the Questionnaires to Ensure They Remain Useful
Do your 360 degree surveys evolve over time, as you discover best practices? The problem with keeping things the same is that you might be repeating the same mistakes over and...
What’s the Difference Between 360 Degree Feedback and an Appraisal?
The process of managing employee performance is something that usually varies slightly from one company to another. But regardless of these variations, the same principle...
The Importance of Rating Scales in Surveys
Whether you're performing employee satisfaction surveys or employee engagement surveys, the importance of using good rating scales can't be underestimated. What's a rating...
Why Leaders Should Listen to 360-Degree Feedback
Performance management within any organization needs to be done with the full support of every employee at every level, and this includes the higher echelons. That's one of the...
More Facts Lead to More Effective Performance Reviews
There's nothing less effective than telling somebody "get better at your job", "improve your performance", or "don't be like that", without actually explaining how to get better,...
Boost Employee Independence with the Right Performance Management Techniques
Happy Independence Day for last weekend! We hope you had a fantastic weekend, we certainly did.The holidays actually got us thinking about independence when it comes to...
Are Your Organization’s Employee Performance Appraisals One-Sided?
One-sided performance reviews leave the manager and employee with just one side of the information. How are employee performance appraisals conducted at your organization? Do...
Why Managing Employee Performance Should Start at the Top?
Is your senior leadership team fully behind your organization's process of managing employee performance? If not, why not? Peer reviews and performance management should always...