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.
Unions and employer groups have criticised the chief executive of software giant Microsoft for urging UK companies to sack as many under-performing staff as they can every year.
Most managers believe presentations are too long, with anything over 20 minutes being considered a big turn off.
Disciple Fleur contacted Guru with some well-rounded praise of his penmanship. As we all know, flattery will get you everywhere,...
How do you manage the not unlikely event that staff will want to watch the football World Cup on TV?
Health minister claims better management could reduce agency staff costs in NHS.
Two out of three soldiers say they are not happy about the amount of time they have between tours of duty, the Army's latest attitude survey shows.
Billed as a business fable, this latest work from employee recognition specialists Gostick and Tanner combines snappy ideas with, unfortunately, toe-curling whimsy.
The timing of this book is perfect, as the shift from appraisal schemes to performance management is hitting its stride
On-call time and rest periods
MacCartney v Oversley House Management, EAT, 31 January 2006BACKGROUND Mrs MacCartney was one of two...
Firms are being urged to work 'smarter' by taking part in Work Wise Week in May.
..yet doing well is key to pay deals
An employee has sent me an e-mail complaining about his workload
It's often down to HR to be the bearer of bad news. But there are ways to do this without causing more upset than necessary.
I was interested in your report on under-performing staff, particularly the fact that 96% of organisations report issues with poor...
I was astounded to learn that employers are wasting more than £30m a year on under-performing staff. The knock-on effect...
