Performance-Evaluations

Fight the Great Resignation by changing how you treat the workers who stay

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:00:50 -0500

Among the many 2021 pandemic-era trends, the Great Resignation received a lot of media attention for good reason. The number of workers quitting hit an all-time high in November 2021, with 4.5 million Americans leaving their jobs...

Microsoft Made a Genius Change to Its Hiring Process. (Amazon, Apple, and Google Should Learn From It)

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 01:00:00 -0400

Joey Chemis is many things. A self-described nerd, he's also quirky and a "normal" guy. He leads a successful career, having recently been promoted to the position of "data scientist II" at Microsoft. Chemis also happens to be on the autism spectrum. But...

Why are workers more resentful of criticism when the boss is a woman?

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400

When former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright gives speeches, there’s one line she returns to again and again: “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other.” Her signature sentence has appeared, with occasional variations, on...

Judge sees age discrimination, jury awards $15 million

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Ageism continues costing employers dearly.

The Los Angeles Times is on the hook for a $15.4 million jury award for demoting an older worker.

It’s the most recent example of...

4 Ways to Motivate Your Remote Employees

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0400

The option for remote work is growing in popularity: it’s estimated that 3.9 million Americans work remotely, and that number is expected to continue to rise to...

The three-stage blueprint for “crafting” a flexible career

cassie@qz.com — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 02:00:00 -0400

In theory, flexibility is firmly on the agenda for companies that want employees to thrive. Work that can bend can help people...

New Study Says Age Discrimination Remains a Persistent Issue for Employers

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Simple solutions exist, including recruitment and hiring strategies that avoid age bias by seeking workers of all ages and not limiting qualifications based on age or experience.

How to give feedback that actually works, without hurting anyone more than you have to

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 02:00:00 -0400

Management moguls are obsessed with telling you to give more feedback. It will save your startup. Make you a great manager. Earn you millions. Hell, they promise, it’ll resuscitate your marriage and your sex life, too. But will it?...

Top Resource: Ultimate Guide to Employee Check-Ins

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

The war for talent is real, with companies bidding regularly to get and keep the best talent.

90 sample phrases for negative performance reviews

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Writing performance reviews probably isn’t the aspect of your job that you look forward to the most. When you’re required to write negative performance reviews, the process can turn from tedious to daunting.

While no one likes to be the bearer of bad news...

What is and isn’t employee insubordination

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Of all the problems you deal with, employee insubordination is probably the one that galls you the most. It’s a direct affront to your authority. It’s an ice cream cone slapped out of your hand. A handful of snow stuffed down the back of your shirt. It sounds like this...

Re-energize your workforce: 13 easy ways to get employees engaged

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 02:00:00 -0500

What manager wouldn’t love to walk into the office each morning to a group of smiling, eager employees, ready to take on the day?

But the reality is… that just doesn’t happen...

Time to terminate? 5 ways to help your managers decide

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Ask any manager, and they’ll most likely say letting an employee go is the worst part of the job. Terminations are always tricky, no matter how necessary. And even though sometimes it’s glaringly obvious an employee has to go, other times the decision can be agonizing...

6 reasons why I don’t praise my employees

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500

The research is clear: Praise is good for the bottom line.

So why are so many new and experienced leaders not making praise a priority?

A Navy SEAL's 5 Tips For Managing Resistant Employees

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 03:00:00 -0500

Resistant “employees” don’t exist in the SEAL teams. Everyone is all in, every day. We have a learning culture that thrives on transparent peer-to-peer feedback. Personal and professional development are a regular occurrence. But when I transitioned into the civilian sector and became an entrepreneur, I had to quickly change my expectations...

Money Matters: 10 Things Every HR Pro Should Know about Money

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Currency, cash, dough, cheddar, moola. There are a lot of ways to say money. And the reason is obvious: Money matters! It drives markets, keeps business doors open when it's in abundance (and closed when it's not), and puts food on tables. HR knows as well as anyone how important money is. Being able to pay employees affects how well you hire, retain, and engage your people. Again: money matters!

But just how much does it matter? And what specifically, should an HR profes- sional know about money as they go about their work? Below are ten things we've learned about money that every HR professional should know.

9 Best Practices To Master The New Performance Review

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Grab your slate chalkboard and jot this down: “The old performance management model is dead.” But of course you don’t own a slate chalkboard, because its time has come and gone. And just as it no longer makes sense to use an antiquated method to take notes...

9 Ways Not To Conduct A Performance Review

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:14:00 -0400

The end of the year will be here before you know it, and with it - for many - comes the annual performance review. And while every good manager wants the review to be useful for the employee, many performance evaluations can get a little off track...

Some Amazon Employees Are Reportedly Accepting Cash Bribes From Online Sellers To Delete Negative Product Reviews

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 06:46:07 -0400

For Amazon's online sellers, a negative product review can be extremely damaging to businesses selling their products on the retail giant's site. In order to quash bad feedback, some sellers are offering Amazon employees...

This Is The Right And Wrong Time To Ask For A Raise

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 10:11:26 -0400

You work hard, but do you get paid enough for it? Knowing you're underpaid is decidedly different from knowing when to ask for a raise. After all, timing is everything. You've probably heard someone say, "I'm going to ask for a raise, but I'm going to wait until I've been there for [X] months." Everyone's different, but the best time to ask often corresponds with a set period of time (annual review, anyone?). Still...

Behind The Curtain

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 12:08:12 -0400

As executive vice president of global HR at Protiviti, Scott Redfearn gets pinged several times a day by email alerts from the job site Glassdoor, notifying him that an employee posted an online comment about his consulting firm, which supports 5,000 employees in approximately 75 countries. "With negative reviews, we find...

How To Give Employee Feedback So It's Useful And Welcome

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 12:06:04 -0400

Research conducted by Jeanne Meister and Karie Willyerd, authors of The 2020 Workplace (HarperBusiness), revealed a contradiction concerning employee feedback: *Of eight managerial capabilities and strengths employees wanted most from their managers, "Will give me straight feedback" was ranked No. 1. *When HR professionals rated the managers in their organizations on the eight capabilities and strengths, the ability to give effective feedback was ranked last. The fact is...

Ask An Expert: Can We Fire An Employee For Sharing His Pay Increase With Co-Workers?

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:41:00 -0400

Probably not. Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employers are prohibited from taking adverse action against employees who participate in a "protected concerted activity," which can be defined as any discussion aimed at improving the terms and conditions of their employment. Such conversations might be about wages, benefits and workplace safety. These rights apply to most union and nonunion employees in the private sector. That said...

Does Your Boss Secretly Hate You? Ask These 5 Questions To Find Out

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 04:50:49 -0500

Do you ever get the feeling that your boss hates you? Chances are you have good reason to feel that way-even if it's not as bad as you suspect. The worst part about working for a manager who's either soured on your performance or who just resents you unfairly for personal reasons is that it's difficult to change their mind. Still...

3 Rules For Giving Positive, Purposeful Criticism

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 07:49:36 -0400

In order to be effective in our discipline (teaching, not punishing), we must have tact. Often how we say things is just as important as what we are saying. This issue will focus on the art of discipline. In his book Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court with Steve Jamison, Coach Wooden recounts...

Discipline Meetings: 4 Tips For Doing Them Right

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:44:16 -0400

If they're doing their jobs, HR and managers must periodically have "the talk" with problem employees. How this meeting is conducted can mean the difference between turning around a marginal employee and opening the organization to costly litigation. Here are four points to remember to keep that meeting productive and legally safe:...

The Value Of Negative Feedback-When It's Done Well

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:56:12 -0400

In the recent article "Surprising Research Says Negative Feedback Is Effective (and We Might Even Prefer It)," author Joe Hirsch cites research by the leadership firm Zenger Folkman that showed:...

9 Best Practices To Master The New Performance Review

Wed, 09 Aug 2017 07:12:32 -0400

Grab your slate chalkboard and jot this down: "The old performance management model is dead." But of course you don't own a slate chalkboard, because its time has come and gone. And just as it no longer makes sense to...

Termination Workshop: How to Fire Without Lawsuits or Drama

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:15:35 -0400

Terminations are the most stressful and legally dangerous moment for any HR professional or manager. Just one mistake during the process - a discipline error, documentation slip-up or the wrong words at the termination meeting - can spark years of litigation. Plus, you have to deal with the emotional fallout... risk of violence... and...

Hate Your Boss? It Might All Be Your Fault

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 10:18:12 -0400

When it comes to liking your job, the way you feel about your manager could be the deciding factor. In fact, according to a recent employee engagement survey, 50% of people who quit identify their boss as the reason they left. This rings true for me. I've experienced both good and mediocre supervisors, as well as...