Stuart Hearn

Stuart Hearn is a leading performance management specialist who has been working in the HR sector for over 20 years. He is passionate about moving performance management forward and is currently CEO of Clear Review, an innovative performance management software system. He previously worked for Sony Music Publishing and was a co-founder of PlusHR.

5 Reasons Your Employees Don’t Trust You

Stuart HearnJanuary 4, 2021December 29, 2020

Do you trust your employees? Do your employees trust you? How can you be sure? If you are in a position to claim that you and your colleagues are … Read more

Top Technology You Don’t Need for Remote Working

Stuart HearnNovember 9, 2020November 11, 2020

As this past year has catapulted many of us toward full remote working, multiple organizations simply weren’t prepared and didn’t have the processes or … Read more

Can Managers Be Automated?

Stuart HearnSeptember 3, 2020September 2, 2020

Can software replace managers? For anyone who has struggled with a nightmare manager, it might be a welcoming prospect. To top it off, we’ve had news from … Read more

7 Reasons to Care About Employee Morale

Stuart HearnOctober 7, 2019October 4, 2019

You might have read a lot about how to improve employee morale in the workplace, the types of employee morale, and factors affecting employee morale. But … Read more

What Wolves Teach Us About Leadership and Teamwork

Stuart HearnSeptember 6, 2019September 5, 2019

As time goes by, our understanding of what makes a great leader evolves. New performance management trends develop, our understanding of human motivation … Read more

Listening to Your Team Doesn’t Matter If They Won’t Speak Up

Stuart HearnJune 4, 2019December 19, 2019

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. This is No. 20 of the 708 articles. You … Read more

What You Need to Make Your Performance Management Program Work

Stuart HearnMarch 5, 2019March 4, 2019

For a performance management system to be truly effective, everyone needs to be invested in its success. From the newest employee to the highest ranking … Read more

How to Engage Your Hires Before They Start

Stuart HearnJanuary 15, 2019December 23, 2019

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. This is No. 15 of the 708 articles. You … Read more

Here’s What You Need to Attract and Keep Your Young Talent

Stuart HearnJune 1, 2018May 31, 2018

Are you having trouble recruiting and retaining young talent? Recruitment has been an ongoing concern for human resources for a number of years, … Read more

Get Better Ideas, Higher Engagement and Even Improve Your Managers By Encouraging 2-Way Feedback

Stuart HearnMarch 2, 2018February 27, 2018

Every successful relationship works via a careful process of give and take. We need to learn how to express ourselves, our ideas, and our interests. … Read more

3 Damaging Myths About Top Performers

Stuart HearnJanuary 24, 2018December 19, 2018

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more

How to Cut the High Price Of Employee Stress

Stuart HearnDecember 15, 2017December 13, 2017

Every manager wants to fill their ranks with ambitious go-getters. We’re all on the hunt for those who would describe themselves as ‘perfectionists’ in an … Read more

This Post Will Make You Think Outside the Box About the Language You Use

Stuart HearnNovember 6, 2017November 2, 2017

During performance reviews, you’ll need to cover a range of important topics such as SMART objectives, development objectives and training needs. It’s a … Read more

5 Ways You Can Use Exit Interviews to Improve Performance

Stuart HearnOctober 5, 2017October 4, 2017

A critical performance management tool that often goes underutilized and undervalued is that of the exit interview. It might feel awkward for employees to … Read more

Best of TLNT 2017: 5 Signs of a Terrible Manager

Stuart HearnSeptember 19, 2017December 22, 2017

Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 30 … Read more

Boost Productivity With Fidget Spinners and These 4 Other Ideas

Stuart HearnAugust 8, 2017August 7, 2017

Are you looking to improve employee productivity in your organization? If so, you’ve probably done a lot of research and realized that this performance … Read more

The Subjectivity of Objective Performance Ratings

Stuart HearnJuly 7, 2017July 6, 2017

Numerical methods of rating and tracking performance have been an integral part of performance management for a long time. They are used to judge … Read more

Poor Performance May Be Management’s Fault

Stuart HearnJune 6, 2017June 5, 2017

In a dynamic, competitive environment where every business strives to be the best it can be, poor performance is a stumbling block we just can’t ignore. … Read more

5 Strategies For Improving Engagement

Stuart HearnMay 3, 2016April 20, 2016

A universal truth in the world of HR is that employee engagement is the foundation upon which many other successes are built. Last year, research from … Read more

What We Can Learn From Companies Revamping Performance Management

Stuart HearnDecember 15, 2015December 29, 2015

Traditional performance management processes have come under fire for being outdated, time consuming, and ineffective. Rather than contributing to the … Read more