Performance management consists of two parallel processes. The first is the informal, day-to-day management of individuals and teams by their immediate line manager. The second is the formal framework within which the performance of individuals and teams is assessed and improved.
A growing number of employers are ditching the annual performance review in favour of more regular chances to recognise staff....
Performance-related dismissals should never seem “out of the blue” to an employee. Time and planning by employers are the secret...
Talent used to mean the very best... ...people with unique ability. "Now that everything is about talent, the word has become meaningless" – Josh Bersin...
A growing number of employers are shunning formal annual appraisals in favour of regular dialogue with employees. What is driving...
Surveys often show disdain from employees and managers for appraisals, but how might improvements to how that information is gathered...
ON DEMAND | Good employers have long understood the importance of researching the feelings of their staff through an employee opinion survey...
UK productivity is still lagging behind that of other countries, and bad people management is often to blame. How can...
As temperatures rise, employers have been checking their duties to employees in hot weather. The most popular FAQ on XpertHR...
Companies are routinely giving bonuses to underperforming managers, according to the latest pay data from XpertHR and the Chartered Management...
The traditional “rank and yank” approach to performance management does not apply to the fast-changing environment in which most employers...
While there is nothing in law that requires employers to use probationary periods, they are commonly used when an employee...
HR departments have relied on competency frameworks for decades, but given how fast operating environments change, they are arguably no...
Chancellor George Osborne has conceded defeat in the UK’s efforts to overturn the EU cap on bankers’ bonuses, following a...
With extreme cases of staff misconduct having hit the headlines lately, how can leaders create an environment of trust and...
After last week’s claims by former BBC HR director Lucy Adams that appraisals do not work, Ian Lee-Emery suggests that...
