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.
Lucy Adams, the former HR director of the BBC, has slammed the annual appraisal process, claiming they don’t work and...
Anyone attending last week’s Learning Technologies exhibition will have been encouraged by the buzz surrounding the event. Martin Couzins returns...
Few HR professionals would disagree that encouraging line managers to spend more time talking face to face with their staff,...
Two recent pieces of research look at whether or not a reward scheme can help create a high-performance organisation, and...
The failings of traditional performance review techniques have been discussed at length in recent years, with most people in agreement...
Consumers are more likely to complain if they experience problems when buying products or services, with staff attitude and lack...
A survey of 1,000 office workers has found that one in three feels workplace appraisals are a waste of time...
The majority of managers are not competent enough to confront underperforming employees, according to a survey by XpertHR.The research found...
Employment lawyer Justin Govier considers the Government’s proposals to greatly reduce the capability review period for underperforming schoolteachers.As I was...
New rules for retirement demand a review of capability and performance-management processes, says Roger Tynan, partner in the employment department of...
One aspect of the proposed pension reforms, the need for people to work longer, has long been recognised. People are...
Employers should pay greater focus to the training and performance management of older workers or face falling foul of the...
I’ve heard that the default retirement age (DRA) is being scrapped soon. What do I need to be aware of,...
Six employers in 10 do not believe that their managers are confident and competent in managing underperforming staff.This is according...
Gathering data is only part of the audit process; analysis can provide continued clinical improvements. Dr Siân Williams, a clinical...
