Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leadership and performance management. When it comes to people practices, the top three metrics all leaders must ...

Recently, I was working with a major software company as a consultant and they were having issues with productivity and employee engagement. Despite their best efforts, they were failing to meet their ...

To manage employees’ performance as effectively as possible, look to the future. Here are some performance management trends you can implement. The introduction of new human resources (HR) technology, ...

The June 17 memo from the Office of Personnel Management’s acting Director Charles Ezell, “Performance Management for Federal Employees”, reflects an important development for managing employee ...

The Performance Management Process provides a formal assessment of employee job performance on an annual basis for all staff (non-faculty, non-union). The process is intended to help employees ...

When was the last time you evaluated the performance of your performance management system? In a recent survey by Deloitte, more than half of executives (58%) said their current performance management ...

Maybe you immediately flash back to uncomfortable annual reviews you’ve had – ones where you sat, pensively, opposite an intimidating boss who was trying to encapsulate a year’s worth of performance ...

These types of performance review phrases are designed to encourage and motivate employees. The examples we have highlight individual strengths and how they make an impact within the team. 1. “You ...

To fix performance management systems, C. Allen Gorman, Ph.D., industrial-organizational psychologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Collat School of Business, suggests implementing a ...