As the end of the year approaches, many of us are facing the dreaded performance appraisal process that punctuates the year’s end and sets performance goals for the next. It wasn’t long ago that a ...

Many employers value the need for a performance appraisal process for workers but some question the effectiveness of this common management tool. A cost and productivity-conscious small-business owner ...

Business owners must be able to gauge whether or not an employee is meeting performance standards. Developing a process that enables managers to appraise performance through objective metrics is ...

If your departments are complaining about performance appraisals, then they are not alone. NPR reports that stats from CEB, a research firm blog, indicate that 83 percent of human resource (HR) ...

For many, June is bittersweet. While the month indicates the official launch of summer — and upcoming vacations — it also signals performance review time for countless IT professionals. Needless to ...

The employee performance management process is ready for an overhaul, thanks to the changing needs and requirements of employees, the organizations they work for and the customers they serve. The ...

Thanks to advances in technology, we've been able to expedite many HR processes. These tools give us the power to facilitate, ameliorate, and automate a number of critical HR functions. But how do you ...

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