Staying On Top Of Employee Performance As An Effective Way To Mitigate Risk
Employee performance issues often create a real sense of angst for employers. To avoid such angst, many managers choose to ignore performance issues or only subtly address these issues in a year-end...
View ArticleDrive Performance by Focusing on Process, Not Outcomes
Note: In this four part series, Kim Shepherd details how her agency, Decision Toolbox, uses a performance driven workforce model to achieve success. In part one she explained the essentials of the PDW...
View ArticleThe Dirty Little Secret Of Performance Improvement Plans
Editor’s Note: As I wind down my stint as Editor of TLNT — yes, I’m leaving next month— I wanted to share some of my favorite posts. Here’s one from June 2012. There are three words that no employee...
View ArticleMore Frequent Performance Reviews? Please, You Better Shoot Me Now
Editor’s Note: As I wind up my tenure as Editor of TLNT — I’m leaving at the end of March — I wanted to share some of my favorite TLNT posts. Here’s one from September 2011. I’ve never been much of a...
View ArticleWe Can Do Better, But Will We?
I heard a great story last fall at the Talent Connect conference. Joan goes to visit her friend Marcus to catch up on life. While sitting on the back patio, Joan notices that Marcus’ dog whimpers...
View ArticleHR 101: What to Do When Performance Goes Bad
It’s time to pull your head out of the sand; you need to deal with poor performers! Sometimes it is uncomfortable to deal with things you would rather avoid, but there is no advantage to delaying the...
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