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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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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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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Companies That Are Leading the Way in Redefining Performance Management
Like many things, performance management is an area where sometimes information is best gleaned by example. Organizations can read all about the new world of PM and how it impacts their current strategy, as well as how, in theory, it will revolutionize the company culture. However, they’re not seeing it in practice. They don’t have […]
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Five Big Warnings as Organizations Take Performance Management to the Digital Space
As the future of performance management looks to more flexibility, more focus on development, and more continuity, it’s also going to be more data-driven and yet somehow, less data-focused. While that might sound like a catch-22, it’s actually a simple transition that’s taking place—while data-driven performance management initiatives are pushed, organizations will start to focus […]
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Filling Employment and Skills Gaps: Knowing When to Hire and When to Promote from Within
Companies today are finding themselves short-handed in all kinds of ways. Some organizations are going weeks, and even months, without managers, supervisors, or other important roles filled properly, causing others to pick up the slack. If an organization has done that, well, it will become clear that instead of looking for a new person to […]
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The Future of Performance Management: Predictions from the Experts
Performance management has come a long way in just the past few years. Companies have been forced to stop just checking the boxes and start to actually pay attention to performance. Along with that comes an increased focus on how to handle performance management both now and into the future. It’s about more than productivity […]
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Common Problems in Performance Management and How to Fix Them
Performance management is a hot topic right now. It’s also an area where several businesses could use a little help. In today’s working world, organizations and employees alike are struggling to manage performance or figure out how to do so effectively, with the changing nature of business operations. The worst is when employers feel like […]