Agile Performance Management
Effective performance management made easy
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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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The Transition from Keeping Score to Creating a Feedback Culture with Your Performance Management Goals
Metrics are great—they tell companies several different things that help them make effective decisions. However, there are some areas where metrics are going by the wayside, particularly when it comes to people management. After all, these are people, not machines or numbers. Therefore, modern organizations that want to embrace performance management culture will need to […]
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Five Tips for Performance Management Success in the Struggling Foodservice Industry
Of all the industries impacted by the pandemic, customer service, retail, and foodservice were by far the most impacted. Millions of workers were lost, either due to COVID or because they resigned from their jobs due to poor pay or conditions. The Great Resignation has shifted the world of work as we know it. For […]
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Performance Management in Education: How Student Performance Impacts Educator Assessments
The world of performance management is changing the way things are done in the education sector. Many people are looking at PM in relation to students, with respect to how the inclusion of performance management principles might change the traditional grading structure. However, it’s also important to apply the new practices of performance management in […]
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Employee Performance and Mental Health: What Organizations Can Do to Lighten the Load
When there’s a performance issue that’s caused by a lack of initiative or a simple inability to perform, business leaders and supervisors generally know how to respond and inform people in a way that leads to performance improvement. But, what if employees are having performance issues that are the result of mental health struggles that […]
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Creating a DEI Culture: It’s More Than Demographics and EEO Practices
In the past, “diversity and inclusion” referred mostly to things like gender, sex, race, educational background, and so forth. Companies have been encouraged for decades to build a diverse workforce and many focused on these factors without realizing how much more is involved under the umbrella of DEI, or diversity, equity, and inclusion. While the […]
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Performance Improvement through Workplace Culture Shifts
The Great Resignation is causing many organizations to rethink their workplace cultures. After all, the majority of employees leaving jobs cited this as one of the main reasons for their departure. Culture is becoming increasingly important to people and thanks to the pandemic proving that remote work is feasible and perhaps even more effective, employers […]
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Four Great Alternatives to the Annual Performance Review: Putting Your PMS Metrics to Work
The performance management system has a lot of value for an organization. Primarily, it’s how you put the information that you gain to use that will benefit you the most. Specifically, it’s time to get rid of the annual performance review (if you haven’t already) and come up with better ways to monitor, collaborate on, […]
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Performance Management Systems
5 Ways Companies are Using Their PMS to Attract and Retain Top Talent
In light of The Great Resignation, many companies are attempting to switch gears and find a better way to attract the talent that they need. The working world is no longer in the hands of the employer—today’s employees are demanding better opportunities, better culture, and so much more. Performance and learning management opportunities are high […]
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Aligning Strategic Goals with Employee Performance Through Performance Management
An effective performance management system typically has three main elements, one of which is goal setting. This includes goal setting for employees, projects, job roles, and even the organization as a whole. Developing a strategy to ensure that the organization’s goals are aligned with employee performance and that it is all centrally managed will make […]