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.
Eight out of 10 managers believe most of their work meetings are unnecessary or unproductive, according to a survey by...
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Companies that send employees on international assignments are failing to capitalise on this investment and losing talented staff through inadequate...
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Q A new recruit was hired on a seven-month, fixed-term contract as a student sandwich placement. Five weeks into his...
The government has published revised regulations on performance management for teachers and head teachers. The regulations mean that, for the...
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Line managers must have a greater say in whether HR professionals are improving their workplace, according to one of the...
I have a member of staff who is 60 next month. He is often absent and, when he is at...
Managers across the UK are having a ‘mid-life crisis’ with many regretting their career choice and wondering “what could have...
Four-fifths (79%) of the HR practitioners contacted by IRS said their organisation had taken steps to deal with poor performance...
The IRS research shows that under-performing employees are more likely to be absent from work, fail to meet their work...
HR professionals are deeply sceptical of line managers’ ability to handle under-performing employees, according to a survey by Personnel Today’s...
British executives are more likely to entrust their PA with secrets than their own siblings, according to research.
Researching colonic irrigation and taking your boss's father to the seaside are all in a day's work for today's secretaries and PAs.
