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.
New health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a major review of the NHS with an admission that staff morale is a problem.He...
The role of HR in managing employee fraud is again under the spotlight following the jailing for two-and-a-half years of...
Pilots have poured scorn on claims by the industry’s employer group that their shift patterns are safe, after a BBC...
A rise in interest rates has heightened fears over job security, research has found.A survey conducted by Lloyds TSB, questioning...
With one-third of staff working non-standard hours, another survey points to the challenges faced by UK employers in dealing with...
UK employers have been warned to prepare for an ageing workforce after research revealed more than three-quarters of employees anticipated...
A revised set of professional standards for teachers has been published by the Training and Development Agency for Schools.
The standards aim to...
Training 360-degree assessors is an absolute must if the assessment process is to be effective.The use of 360-degree assessments to...
Coaching for behavioural change in your staff is a minefield that should be entered with due care and attention.How coaching...
The stress from being promoted is second only to dealing with divorce, a survey has shown. Research from the Chartered ...
Line managers have again been criticised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) after research showed they were...
A quarter of working Brits, more than seven million people, are disillusioned with their jobs, a report has found. A...
With five weeks to go until smoking in workplaces is banned in England, only a fifth of employers are providing their...
Should HR advise managers to cull less-effective staff, or work with them to improve performance? Alex Blyth considers the arguments.
Sacking poor performers is an “easy” task, according to an HR director who axed 85% of his own team within...
