How to Throw Out Performance Reviews
How to Throw Out Performance Reviews So, you’ve heard that performance ratings aren’t a reliable measure of performance (or anything, really), and your company has Read More
The One Thing You Need To Know: Competency Models
The One Thing You Need to Know: Competency Models “Do competencies have a place in HR, beyond using them for performance ratings?” Dan, in Atlanta Read More
The One Thing You Need To Know: Strengths and Performance Reviews
The One Thing You Need to Know: Strengths and Performance Reviews “How do you use a strengths-based approach at work if your company uses a Read More
What Creates Range in Performance?
What Creates Range in Performance? You already learned from our Data Fluency Series that all good data has range. If you’re measuring multiple people on Read More
The Missing Link in Performance Management
The Missing Link in Performance Management by Marcus Buckingham It is now a given that organizations are interested in overhauling their performance management systems. Nobody is satisfied with the systems Read More
To accelerate performance, solve for coaching, not feedback.
To accelerate performance, solve for coaching, not feedback. Talent activation comes down to how the team leaders can improve the work of their team members Read More
Check-ins drive performance.
Check-ins drive performance and engagement. So, people definitely will use a check-in tool if you provide it. But does the tool actually do anything? Yes. Using Read More
How to drive performance and engagement.
How to drive performance and engagement. Every single organization is searching for ways to increase performance and engagement — ideally without blowing up the company and Read More
Frequency matters.
Frequency matters. When it comes to having effective check-ins, does frequency matter? We know that weekly check-ins drive engagement and performance decisively, but can you get Read More
Performance Management is two things.
Performance Management is two things. Performance management is made up of two very different systems, and you have to understand each one before you Read More
We Can’t See Where the Work Happens. That’s a Problem.
We can't see where the work happens. That's a problem. Work happens on teams – the groups that come together for a project, a Read More
Let’s get real.
Let's get real. The greatest challenge for all of us in HR is that we’ve designed tools that seem disconnected from the real world. Read More
In the real world of performance, frequency is everything.
In the real world of performance, frequency is everything. The team leader’s challenge is simply to get more performance out of each team member. It Read More