I just read a fascinating study that really brought home the importance of appreciating the people in our lives. The research was conducted by Doctors … Read more
It’s Lack of Feedback Making Workers Wonder: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
More and more evidence is piling up that employees content in their jobs are still looking to leave – even in this economic environment. Just a couple of … Read more
Why Can’t HR Solve the Performance Management Puzzle?
Why can’t HR seem to solve the problem of performance management? After decades of best practices research, an endless search for the right … Read more
More Frequent Performance Reviews? Please, You Better Shoot Me Now
I’ve never been much of a fan for the performance review process I’m with people like Dr. John Sullivan, who says that it is the one HR process … Read more
Building a Top 20 Workforce: Past Performance Doesn’t Predict Future Results
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management … Read more
Rewarding Bad Behavior: When It Comes to Pay, Nice Guys Finish Last
I’ve never bought into the notion that “nice guys finish last,” as baseball manager Leo Durocher so famously put it, but I’ll admit … Read more
Performance Management and Goal Setting: 2 Truths — and 2 Bad Ideas
I hold these truths to be self-evident (well hey, it is my blog): Truth #1: Performance management is with us for the long term. And the reason for this is … Read more
The Multitasking Myth: The More You Do, the Worse at It You Really Are
I used to believe I could multitask. While I was working, I’d have 10 different websites up while listening to sports talk radio and chatting online. I … Read more
In Search of the Perfect Performance Review: 5 Steps to Improve the Process
Have you met a fan of the (name your adjective: cliched, outdated, crappy) yearly performance review? Me neither. In corporate lore, the performance review … Read more
Today on TLNT Radio: Jobs Report, Managing Performance, and the Downside of HR Tech Consolidation
Today at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT is the third episode of TLNT Radio. You can listen to it live from the web or you can dial in to (818) 572-8036 to listen to … Read more
Satisfaction Appraisals: What Performance Reviews Could Actually Be
What is the real measure of how well you’re doing your job? Not the number of widgets you turn out each day, but whether the widget buyer is satisfied with … Read more
A Step-by-Step Guide to One of Management’s Most Difficult Duties
By Dick Grote The performance appraisal may confirm that the individual and the organization are so mismatched that termination is the right answer. Or, … Read more
The Future of Pay for Performance: Can the Membership Model Work?
In their session on the next generation of pay for performance at last month’s WorldatWork Total Rewards conference in San Diego, Mercer consultants … Read more
Hire Slow, Fire Fast: Four Talent Selection Lessons From the NBA Draft
Today, 60 people will get hired into a multi-billion dollar organization. This isn’t just any organization though, this is the NBA — the … Read more
One In Three Employees Believe They Are Overqualified For Their Job
In news that should hardly be surprising, a third of employees believe they are overqualified for their current job according to a study commissioned by … Read more
Performance Appraisals: Why They’re Mostly a Waste of Time and Effort
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a provocateur and strategist in the field of human resources and talent management for over 30 years. His … Read more
Survey: Employers This Year Plan to Give Largest Merit Raises Since 2008
Here’s a warm thought in the middle of a long, cold winter: According to a new survey by global consulting giant Towers Watson, American employers … Read more
Rewards and Engagement: It’s All About the Consequences of Behavior
By Bob Kelleher In business, as in parenting, you’ll find that you get the behavior that you measure and then reinforce. If you claim that training and … Read more
The Top 50 Problems With Performance Appraisals
“(Some) 90 percent of performance appraisal processes are inadequate.” – Salary.com survey In conversations with HR leaders and employees, the … Read more
Performance Evaluations? If People Are Cynical, You Have a Problem
A friend was telling me a story about the performance review process at his company that I had to share. So, we are in the midst of our performance reviews … Read more