New research shows HR trusts only 35% of managers to handle difficult conversations alone, and why avoidance, burnout, and ...

Andrea Wasserman advises employees to enter performance reviews with preparation and clear goals. Managers value self-assessment, data-backed achievements, and openness to feedback in reviews. She ...

It’s performance review season again. This is meant to be a time of introspection and improvement, but for many, it’s also a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Murphy covers leadership, hiring and employee engagement. Annual performance reviews are infamous for their inefficiency and ...

In today’s fast-paced business environment, one of the most important questions to ask is: Why conduct performance evaluations? They require time, energy, and may momentarily take your team off-task, ...

Addressing poor performance is one of the tougher parts of leadership, but it’s also one of the most important. By approaching these conversations with clarity and care, leaders can help employees ...

Scott Jones sees music not only as an art form, but as a conversation. “You have two conversations,” Jones, an Ohio State professor of music and associate director of university bands, said. “You have ...

Throughout my career leading teams at Nordstrom, Verizon, and Yahoo, I've conducted hundreds of annual performance reviews. Some employees walked in composed, prepared, and ready to shape their career ...