Learn about the direction performance management is heading and how the most effective trends can help manage your team.

Shifting from numerical to narrative-based performance reviews can significantly impact employees' perceptions of fairness ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. It may seem obvious that you need to give employees ...

Eliminating these common mistakes from the performance review process can optimize the process and make it a more worthwhile ...

Bob Kelleher, CEO and founder of the Employee Engagement Group and author of Louder Than Words: 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps That Drive Results, says employee engagement is intricately ...

Memorial Health System in Springfield, Ill., embarked on a journey several years ago to improve its employee engagement. In a 2004 survey of employees at Memorial Medical Center (the health system’s ...

What’s old is new. In 1913, Henry Ford introduced assembly lines to help reduce the cost of the popular Model T. By establishing a repeatable process and having workers focus on performing some, but ...

As employees seek more — flexibility, recognition and growth opportunities — companies must adapt to stay competitive. However, corporate giants risk falling behind with rigid new mandates, such as ...

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