Tools for High-Performing Teams
Build a better world with a better team
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Ways to Give Effective Employee Feedback
EefGiving proper feedback can be an incredibly beneficial tool, but if done the wrong way, it can be quite detrimental. Feedback needs to be offered in the right way for it to be effectively used successfully by an employee. If given incorrectly, it can make them feel quite defensive, somewhat attacked, and unmotivated. Good feedback […]
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How to Create an Employee Recruitment Plan
Too often, we tend to think of performance management as a process focused strictly on the after-hiring side of things. That is natural. After all, that’s where the rubber meets the road, so to speak. However performance starts before the employee ever walks through the door. Your employee recruitment practices should be designed to ensure […]
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Are Your Performance Management Efforts Doomed to Failure?
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of performance management (PM) to overall business success. Between formal and informal processes, it’s responsible for getting employees all moving in the same direction, but also for helping them become their best version of themselves, boosting retention, improving engagement, and so much more. However, if performance management is so […]
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Digging Deeper into Performance: Harnessing People Analytics to Drive Performance Outcomes
What is the single largest driver of success for your business? It’s your people. Without them, your business does not exist, is unable to do what it does, and cannot serve your customers or clients. How do you know what is going on with your people? You use people analytics software and data. Performance management […]
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How to Unlock Your Employees’ True Career Potential
Performance management is really just the process of helping employees become the best version of themselves. However, many workers have inner blocks that prevent them from realizing their true career potential. The good news is that those blocks can be removed, unlocking the full potential of your team members. A Mindset Shift Before we begin […]
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The Most Important Questions to Ask During a Performance Review
Performance reviews – they’re often the bane of an employee’s existence. They can feel arbitrary, one-sided, even summarily dismissed. They don’t have to be that way, though. When combined with modern performance management techniques, such as regular check-ins and one-one-ones, full-blown performance reviews can once more regain their position as valuable tools that encourage both […]
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How to Turn Engagement into a Strategic Business Goal
Businesses must attract top talent. However, to be successful, talent must also be retained. That can be challenging in an age when employees, fearful of their career prospects, often find they must change employers to advance to higher positions. Employers must turn to a broad range of strategic tools to help improve retention. One of […]
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HR Tech: Trends for 2021
Technology is a critical component of performance management. The massive shift to remote work (and remote management) in 2020 highlighted just how important technology is to all business functions. And, while 2021 promises to be less dire than its predecessor, technology will still play a central role in performance management and other HR functions. With […]
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Virtual Happy Hour Is Dead: New Team-Building Options for the Remote Work Age
The pandemic and ensuing shift toward remote work made 2020 a difficult year. However, most teams have learned to cope with their new normal, and many people no longer face the same challenges when it comes to working remotely. That does not mean there are no issues, though. Team-building remains a critical challenge for pandemic-stricken […]
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What Role Does Discipline Have in Modern Performance Management?
Performance management has changed a great deal in the last decade or so. Old notions, such as the value of annual performance reviews, are continuing to erode. New ideas and practices, like one-on-ones and check-ins, are taking their place. However, where does discipline fit in with this new approach? Progressive Discipline For most managers and […]
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Resilient Leadership: What It Is and How to Practice It
There’s a lot of talk today about resilience in the workplace. That’s natural. Employees are being asked to deal with more stressful situations than ever before. Explore how eLeaP®’s Performance Management Platform can simplify evaluations, boost productivity, and drive measurable results. Many people are forced to work from home. Most of us have been separated from our […]
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Driving Engagement and Performance with Employee Benefits
Struggling with employee performance levels? Worried that your team is not engaged? Those are very real concerns and they affect everything from productivity to profitability and even employee retention.A great deal has been written about using various tools and techniques to drive better engagement. There are whole philosophies dedicated to performance management, as well, including […]
