Category: Feedback

May 23, 2019

When you give your employees a chance to give you their feedback, there is a good chance that some of it will be negative. Instead of getting defensive, you must handle negative employee feedback in a better way. How to […]

April 15, 2019

HR professionals may feel like the sole drivers of performance and development processes, but even though they are responsible for kick-starting continual feedback in the organization, their success is dependent on managers and employees embracing it. When employees feel comfortable […]

April 5, 2019

One way to gather that information is through 360-degree feedback, and the process of getting that feedback is experiencing a much-needed transition from quantitative to qualitative. To be sure, value remains in quantitative scoring (i.e., on a 1-to-5 scale) but […]

April 3, 2019

A variety of companies have realized the importance of creating a learning culture—one that values continuous learning as an ingredient for success for both the organization and the employee. In fact, “the single biggest driver of business impact is the […]

March 26, 2019

Whether they were hired or rejected, talking to your job candidates about the entire recruiting process can help you to gain valuable insights into how the process looks from the candidate perspective. It can allow you to see trends and […]

February 26, 2019

Where would your business be without your dedicated employees? Employee Appreciation Day is March 2, but every single one of your employees makes a big impact on your business day in and day out all year long. With that in […]

December 28, 2018

Performance management is like Internet access: essential to the daily operation of any business but taken for granted until it stops working. While everyone understands why you need consistent and high-quality broadband, the obvious benefits of good performance management often […]

December 14, 2018

OfficeTeam’s survey affirmed what other polls have shown: the performance appraisal process is transitioning from the formal once-a-year evaluation to shorter, less structured and more frequent meetings between managers and employees. Employees are driving some of change; more say they […]

December 13, 2018

Ah, it’s good to be an employee in a growing, low-unemployment economy, isn’t it? You can move jobs more easily, ask for higher wages and demand better benefits. You can also walk off your job – like 20,000 Google employees […]

December 11, 2018

Management literature is filled with different perspectives on what managers should do to most effectively influence the performance of staff members who report to them. Ranging from authoritative to collaborative, aspects of these various styles are appropriate at different times […]