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Self-Evaluation Examples and Tips for Improving Yours
Using self-evaluation examples as inspiration for your own assessment is a great way to take the stress out of preparing for a performance review. A self-evaluation is a great opportunity to showcase why you are such a valuable part of your company. While self-evaluations are often different at every company, there are certain guidelines that […]
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What You Need to Know About Employee Retention Rate
Your employees are the backbone of your business, and your employee retention rate helps you see how well they are doing. A big part of that success is making sure that your employees stay committed to their positions and the company as a whole. Keeping employees around for an extended period is what keeps your […]
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Your Guide to Conducting a Successful Exit Interview
Conducting an exit interview can be challenging. However, you must make the most of this opportunity to learn more about your organization, the team that runs it, your culture, and other factors. Departing employees can clue you in on these things and so much more. Why Is an Exit Interview Important?When an employee decides to […]
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Personal Development Goals: A Guide to Helping Your Team Thrive
When it comes to team success, personal development goals are critically important. They provide something to reach toward, as well as milestones by which your team members can gauge their progress. Of course, the challenge is to set meaningful, relevant goals that force team members to stretch to achieve them while remaining realistic. Not sure […]
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How Talent Acquisition Factors into Performance Management Improvements
Like all business processes, performance management improvements starts at the very beginning. When business leaders or SMB owners are attempting to improve performance management, it would make sense that talent acquisition plays a role. Namely, hiring the right people from the start and instilling the right PM mentality can go a long way in allowing […]
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Exit Interview Questions: How to Surface Critical Insights from Departing Employees
In a perfect world, exit interview questions would be unnecessary. You would hire great talent, they would grow with your organization, and you would benefit from mutual support throughout the relationship. If there was a problem, it would be obvious and clearly communicated. Sadly, we don’t live in that fictional world. Problems occur. Mismanagement happens. […]
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Using a Goal-Setting Template: Tips and Benefits
Using a goal-setting template can help improve your performance management efforts. If you’ve been trying to effectively communicate how employees can improve their performance, you’ll find that setting actionable, clear-cut goals ensures that everyone is on the same page. However, you’ll need to use the right tools to communicate those goals. Goal-setting templates offer ease […]
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Your Guide to Running a One-on-One Meeting
A one-on-one meeting might just be what you need to improve your managerial game. Want to do more in terms of employee development and performance management? Not sure how to do that? There’s good news. Managers and leaders today have access to far more tools than old-school annual performance reviews (and more effective tools, too). […]
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Commission and Pay-for-Performance Compensation Models: Do They Belong in the Future of Performance Management?
For years, sales positions have often been offered with a commission and/or bonus structure—the more you sell, the more you can earn. It’s a good enough incentive for many salespeople to work harder and acquire more business on behalf of the organization. However, in today’s post-COVID economy where everyone is still feeling the effects of […]
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Balancing Employee Culture: Somewhere Between Fear and Fun Lies the Perfect Formula
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions out there about workplace culture these days. Company culture is more than a buzzword. While it’s been under fire recently because of the Great Resignation, it’s also been an integral part of organizations for as long as they have existed. Creating the right culture depends on sifting […]
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How To Increase Accountability and Engagement in Performance Management
Performance management is a critical asset for businesses. It allows managers to track performance and see which employees are doing well, along with those that may need a little assistance. It can also help determine which processes are working and which need some tweaking. Of course, if you do it right, your performance management strategy […]
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Eight Steps to Create a New Performance Management Plan for Your Organization
Companies are faced with more changes than ever these days—every single one was forced into proving its agility when the pandemic shut everything down, and each was tested to see how they would continue to perform during the shutdown. Then, it was a wait to see which companies faltered and which ones came out the […]
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