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Tag: Performance Management

  • Group Feedback is Ineffective and Insulting

    This just in: group feedback isn’t the best tool in your performance management toolbox… I was running through some old emails the other day and found an example I had to share. Several years ago I was working as a high school wrestling referee. It was definitely a tough job, but I learned some good…

  • You Have Their Backs, Do They Have Yours?

    I was reading through this piece by Kris Dunn and it made me start thinking about something we all face at work. Here’s the quote: So anyway, you’ve got a merit matrix in play at your company for one of those reasons.  With that in mind, your managers deliver an above average review to multiple…

  • Setting Employee Goals

    People perform better when they feel a sense of control over their surroundings. That also ties into what I mean when I bring up the topic of a person’s locus of control. When people feel empowered, in charge, and in control, they typically do better than when they feel the opposite (powerless, uncontrolled, chaotic, etc.).…

  • JC Penney-Color Coding Employees is a Smart Practice

    Recent news about JC Penney color cording their employees has garnered some interesting commentary. Here’s a snippet: JCPenney has split up its associates into categories based on their performance and abilities, according to sources inside the company. The move has employees worried. Sources told us that on a broadcast to supervisors and managers in January,…

  • Employee Performance Management (Free eBook)

    Get the Free Employee Performance Management Guide! So you’ve been thinking about your staff lately. Namely, employee performance management. When you work with people, there is never an easy answer for handling performance issues, negative feedback, etc. It’s just one of the more difficult parts of being a leader. But you aren’t in this alone.…

  • Employee Productivity Management

    Employee productivity management is normally seen as a manager’s job, and that might be a good thing. Recent research has shown that some managers can achieve up to 10% increases in productivity among their staff. In the video below I discuss this phenomenon and what it means for HR professionals and business leaders. I also…

  • Internal Talent Management

    How internal talent management keeps you competitive We need the right people sitting in the right seats. If you’re familiar with the phrase, then you know it’s all about finding the right talent fit for your organization. This discussion shifts from the external focus to the internal talent management process. The reality is that we…