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Performance Management Best Practices for SMBs
Too often, the performance management discussion tends to center around larger businesses. That makes sense on a certain level, but the truth is that even the smallest of SMBs can benefit from implementing performance management best practices. What are they, though? While SMBs may have different operating budgets than their larger counterparts, you’ll find that […]
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Unearthing Performance Management Biases That Might Be Crippling Your Success
Chances are good you think that your performance reviews are fair and evenhanded. You feel that they are valuable tools to help spur employee development and growth. And, they can be. However, understand that we are all human and we all suffer from hidden biases. When those biases show up in performance reviews, they can […]
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5 Ways to Build Mindfulness into a Hectic Manager’s Schedule
Mindfulness has become something of a buzzword today. Once relegated to Zen Buddhist circles and yoga studios, the practice has exploded. You’ll find Olympic athletes doing mindfulness training, police officers building these practices into their lives, and successful CEOs trying to be more mindful every single day. Mindfulness, far from being simply a catchword, is […]
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Critical Missteps to Avoid When You Review Performance of Employees
No matter how open your organization’s structure might be, you still have to review performance. That might not take the form of an annual review – it could be regular check-ins and sit-downs with employees. Regardless of the form it takes, though, you must avoid some critical missteps when you review performance. The right steps […]
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Effective and Meaningful Leadership Evaluation Comments: Creating Leadership In-House
Every business requires skilled, dedicated leadership. In a best-case scenario, you can build your existing talent up and develop leadership in-house. This allows you to achieve numerous mission-critical goals, including improving talent retention, reducing churn, enhancing engagement, and improving employee loyalty. It also allows you to reduce the costs and other challenges involved with recruiting […]
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Employee Evaluation Comments: Giving Intelligible Feedback Your Employees Will Value and Act On
Today, it’s more important than ever before that you leverage your existing talent. Helping your current employees develop, grow, and improve their performance comes with a much lower price tag than onboarding new talent. Regular coaching and feedback are critical to that process, but sometimes the employee evaluation comments you provide are ambiguous, come across […]
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Supercharge Employee Performance with an Accurate Recruiting Plan
Performance management is too often seen as a reactive process. Managers focus on handling the performance of existing employees – course-correcting bad decisions, weeding out unwanted behaviors, and continually aligning actions and decisions with company goals. While that view is understandable, it’s also the source of a lot of wasted time, energy, and money. It […]
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Writing a Clear Job Description: Performance Management Begins with the Basics
When you think about employee performance management, chances are good some specific things come to mind. You probably picture conducting performance reviews, going through check-ins, or getting feedback about an employee from their peers. Those are certainly parts of the process, but the humble job description is perhaps one of the most crucial elements. For […]
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Dealing with Hard Feelings: Claims of Bullying within Performance Management
Performance management is a critical component of running a successful business. It’s the flip side of learning and development and it involves managers working directly with employees to fine-tune their performance, overcome problem behaviors, and do their best work. However, it can also create hard feelings. In some cases, it can even lead to claims […]
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Employee Accountability within the Performance Management Process
It’s challenging to attract, retain, and develop the right talent to support organization-wide success. However, even with all that hard work, sometimes employees are unable to perform at the level you require. The good news is that accountability, when combined with support and a modern approach to performance management, can yield substantial improvements. Bringing Accountability […]
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