Compensation isn’t always easy to talk about. In fact, it’s still one of the most closely guarded topics within even the closest circles of family and friends. While we’re reticent to discuss how much we make or how much we pay in our personal lives,…

As the 9-to-5 continues to become a thing of the past, companies are scrambling to figure out new ways of paying their employees. …

At most companies, compensation is based on performance. If an employee shows that they’re worth their salary and more, they get a raise (and a bonus, depending on the job and company). Recently, however, there’s been a shift in thinking about the…

You’ve looked far and wide for a solid reason to keep the performance appraisal aspect of your performance management system around. You know the metrics from the evaluations are key to improving the business, unfortunately your managers and employees…

Employees want and need to know their problem areas and successes on a regular basis. This one-on-one feedback is desired, but unfortunately can't fit everyone's schedules. …

After all of these professional conversations about developing high-performance teams and HiPo employees – once you’ve hired them – …

How would you go about beating your best without any sort of goal or outline in place? Much less, goals fitting their skills and experience. A manager's purpose is to make your team members better employees and help them along their path of professional development. So how as a…

Employee recognition is a high ticket item when it comes to retention and employer branding. The reality is no one wants to work in an environment where accomplishments go unnoticed. While it’s true employees won’t turn a blind eye to a bonus or…

Performance reviews are naturally stressful, for both the manager and the employee. In fact, over 40% of employees dislike these reviews and an even higher percentage of HR professionals don’t like their systems. Obviously, something is already broken…

Employee performance has its own set of metrics, and just the same, employee engagement is measured on another set of data. The real question is: why are performance and engagement being calculated separately? They are so closely related and rely…

We’ve come to expect larger organizations, the ones that have been around long enough to accumulate hundreds of employees, to have stellar performance management practices. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Rack and stack performance review…

As Deloitte redesigns their performance management system, it has made some leaders wonder, What am I missing? Assessing employee performance isn’t just about measuring their skill; it produces inconsistent data. Instead of evaluating the immediate…

Whether your team is composed of a predominantly Millennial group, or there’s a mixture of generations, a work-life balance is necessary. The question is: how far should you take that balance? Many companies are working toward a more flexible program…

What do you think of when you hear the term company culture? Is it the employee perks like free gym memberships? Monthly team lunches on the company dollar? Even something as small as free parking? While these do determine a small portion of what sets…

Employees go about their daily activities every week, waiting for the project that breaks them from their positions and gives them the opportunity to climb the ladder. However, while this may be true for companies in the movies, it’s not always the…

Day after day, week after week, you grapple with addressing performance among those on your team. Even for the employees who are great workers, you have a hard time handling company mandates and what your employees need to hear. It’s not just…

Measuring performance is a pivotal move for any organization, especially for those companies who have collaborative and self-managed teams. However, assessing individual performance in a dynamic organization like these isn’t the same as the…

We’ve all had days at work where you clock in before the sun rises and clock out after the sun sets… but hopefully it’s not a habit. For organizations where it’s more common to eat dinner at a desk than a table, promoting workaholic behavior on a…

Productivity, performance, and standards are key facets of your team’s day-to-day work. But before issues with these develop, what can you do? Are there any preventative measures departmental and company leadership can take? Yes – specifically…

Employees need – they desperately want – feedback from their supervisors. While many suggest the benefits of informal feedback, passing down the hall or a casual conversation about the latest team project, there are benefits to integrating formality…