Tag: performance

May 23, 2019

Global professional services firms such as Price Waterhouse Coopers and Deloitte grew their competitive edge in attracting and maintaining top talent by extending employees’ parental leave allowances. Then Australian global accounting firm Ernst and Young (EY) upped the stakes even […]

April 29, 2019

Rewards matter. Sure, salary and benefits are key factors, too. But for any good employee worth having on your payroll, being recognized for their efforts is as important to them as their paycheck – with the added bonus that a […]

April 29, 2019

In any company, there are certain activities that are core to the mission and purpose of the organization. There also are noncore or ancillary activities that are, essentially, in place to facilitate the smooth and efficient completion of the core […]

April 25, 2019

Gone are the days when monitoring an employee’s performance was only about assessing the output or results they produced. Organizations today are increasingly focusing on the input side as well—how an employee does what he or she does, how much […]

April 24, 2019

The workplace is increasingly connected, with 24/7 email, instant messaging and phone calls pulling employees into work matters both during and after business hours. But that doesn’t necessarily mean employees are better connected to each other. Often, all that information […]

April 19, 2019

Currently, as per federal law, employers are required to pay employees at least $7.25 per hour, although many state laws (and some cities and counties) have different minimum wage requirements. However, many federal lawmakers and citizens want to increase the […]

April 19, 2019

A recent study from InsideOut Development took a look at what Gen Z expects of their jobs and their supervisors. Findings show that Gen Z workers have high expectations when it comes to earnings, promotions, and management opportunities, but still […]

March 25, 2019

Many states, like Massachusetts, are “at-will” states, which means employers are free to terminate employees for any reason or no reason, with or without cause or advance notice. But there’s a critical exception to the employment-at-will rule: an employee may […]

March 12, 2019

Many companies are replacing annual performance reviews with quarterly evaluations. And those of us who have suffered through bad annual reviews can appreciate why more frequent—and clear—performance talks get better results. Many years ago, I received my first annual performance […]

March 11, 2019

8 Tips for Moving to the Continuous Performance Management Model Making superficial adjustments to performance management (PM) perpetuates a 20th-century system that continues to disappoint employees, managers, organizational leadership, and HR. If you’re like me, you’ve learned that the continual […]