Agile Performance Management
Effective performance management made easy
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How Talent Acquisition Factors into Performance Management Improvements
Like all business processes, performance management 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 the […]
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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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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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Pride Month Spotlight: How’s Your Diversity and Inclusion Stacking Up?
In light of June being Pride month, it’s a good time to discuss diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Specifically, in this article, we’ll be discussing how to do a check-in on your diversity and inclusion, as well as your workplace culture to ensure that it’s welcoming and that things like diversity and differences are […]
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Four Best Practices for Interviewing and Onboarding: What Candidates Want Employers to Know
Businesses are functioning in a new world of work—one where candidates have the upper hand and companies are vying for the best talent in a now-global pool. Employers used to be able to create their own recruitment and onboarding processes and expect employees to fall in line. Today, candidates are demanding a better experience in […]
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Performance Management Systems
Auditing Performance Management Systems for Effectiveness, Consistency, and More
Although organizational leaders might think their performance management system is working well and doing its part to help monitor employee performance and progress, that may not always be the case. After all, it only matters insofar as the employees’ experiences and perceptions of the system and how well it functions. If your employees are not […]
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Creating the Best Employee Engagement Surveys: Part 1
Employee engagement surveys are becoming more of a regular part of the performance management process every day. As organizations continue to make a shift toward including the opinion of team members and ensuring employees stay mentally well, these types of surveys and other elements will continue to grow. Unfortunately, many organizations use employee engagement surveys […]
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New Management Part 1: Making the Transition, Do You Hire Internally or Externally?
It’s amazing how many people want to be promoted into management positions but never actually make it past the first few months of their job. In some cases, this may be due to poor performance, while in others, it could simply come down to not having enough experience managing other people. There are also those […]
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Organizational Performance Management
Performance measurement is an important part of any organization’s strategy for success and growth. Many companies have implemented their own employee review process. Still, these processes can be ineffective or inefficient due to poor planning and implementation. There are two main types of performance management systems. One is the more traditional type, known as Personnel […]