Performance reviews serve as vital instruments for organizations aiming to foster employee growth and advancement. When approached effectively, they offer valuable feedback, establish meaningful ...

Many businesses are moving away from traditional year-end reviews or appraisals at work. Year-end reviews can cause hard feelings between employees and employers or managers when criticism is involved ...

Goal-based performance appraisal techniques use quantitative performance management indicators to determine how well an employee is performing against the group, or against goals set by management.

All employees should leave their appraisals with a clear understanding of the expectations they face, but more importantly, they should leave knowing that you trust them and value their input. All ...

Performance appraisals shouldn't be closed-door meetings in which you lay out your employees' faults. Conducted properly, appraisals can actually help build better relationships with your staff ...

I hate performance appraisals with a burning passion. I hate giving them—I hate receiving them. I just hate them. When they involve me, that is. For everyone else, I think they are fabulous and should ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

Three examples of next-gen performance management and whether there are better ways to get the most out of your people Performance management is meant to improve your organisation’s output, but, more ...

Everyone hates their annual performance review but we dutifully do them. (For some good reasons, but I digress.) I few weeks ago, I published 18 True Tales of Ridiculous Performance Appraisals, and ...