“Culture is everything people do.” — Unknown There are over 58,000 results when you Google “cultural alignment.” I will save you the reading time and … Read more
Surprising Research Says Negative Feedback Is Effective (and We Might Even Prefer It)
Few people like hearing bad news about themselves. Getting a tough performance review or being called out for a mistake challenges our status and triggers … Read more
The Folly of Assessing Workers On Results
Here’s a disruptive thought: “What if getting results and appraising people based on getting results are not the same? What if focusing on … Read more
The Subjectivity of Objective Performance Ratings
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
What We Can Do to Improve Performance Measurement and Rewards
When it comes to evolving performance management and pay for performance, it has definitely been a long haul. For the past few years, performance has been … Read more
Think Through These Issues Before You Change How You Evaluate Employees
The past few years have put a spotlight on the one “human resource” process that is both the most important process, as well as the most hated. Everyone is … Read more
More Companies Using Calibration to Assess Talent
Making critical decisions when it comes to managing talent has always been difficult: How should we invest in our people? Who are our most valuable … Read more
Why Companies Are Moving Away From Annual Reviews
Theoretically, performance management should happen every day. Think of it this way, if Lionel Messi was playing in a way his manager Luis Enrique didn’t … Read more
7 Tips For Giving Feedback That Motivates
It’s now widely agreed that the more autonomy and ownership employees have the more motivated they’ll be. At the same time, there has been little talk … Read more
8 Tips for Managing Millennials More Effectively
If managing millennials is a major topic of conversation — and frustration — in your organization, here are eight things managers and your organization can … Read more
What You Need to do to Make Your Engagement Strategy More Effective
Employee performance management trends are in constant evolution due to the different needs of five generations all in the workplace at once. Poor … Read more
HR Can Build Trust By Doing Nothing
At a meeting last fall of the Raleigh-Durham DisruptHR Erin Mille was talking about trust. Now why would an HR person spend her 5 minutes on the stage … Read more
Lifecycle Mastery: A Learning Culture is the Key to Getting Great Performance
This is part five of a six part look at how employers can master the talent lifecycle in a way that will help build a high performing workforce. … Read more
Feedback By Tech Or Face-to-Face?
A common concern raised by HR and managers when they begin using a feedback tool is what kind of impact it will have on face-to-face feedback. Will it … Read more
Feedback From A to Z
It’s no secret that feedback is a hugely important in the workplace. Giving and receiving useful feedback is a key part of both personal and organizational … Read more
When Good Goals Go Bad
Setting expectations for employees is the most critical step in any performance management process. A great article by Leigh Anthony describes how this … Read more
When a Process Is Broken, Fix It
Note: This is the third in a series of five articles from thought leader Jason Lauritsen. Called the 2017 HR Hitlist, each article outlines one practice … Read more
Performance Management Goes to the Apps
Academia is getting into HR tech development. Two professors and an administrator at Temple University business school have come up with DevelapMe, a … Read more
Best of TLNT 2017: Here’s What Happened When Deloitte Dumped the Annual Review
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
What Candy Crush Taught Me About Being a Good Manager
Business lessons can sneak up in the oddest of places. Even viral online games can give us insight into important organizational processes. I’m not … Read more