Goal-based performance appraisal techniques use quantitative performance management indicators to determine how well an employee is performing against the group, or against goals set by management.

Performance management -- as its name implies -- is a system-wide approach intended to improve employee performance, while making managers more directly accountable in achieving those results. For ...

Lots of people assume that managers just know how to do this stuff,’ says academic explaining that manager training and timing are as important in performance reviews as metrics and ratings ...

Companies want employees to feel securely employed so they can flourish in their work. Companies also want to address performance issues to ensure quality. Underperforming or dysfunctional employees ...

Performance management is the ongoing communication process between a supervisor and an employee that occurs throughout the year to fulfill the strategic objectives of the individual, department, and ...

We’ve known for a long time the best ideas in government performance don’t always start in Washington. They come from state capitols, city halls and county offices, places where leaders are solving ...

This guide was reviewed by a Business News Daily editor to ensure it provides comprehensive and accurate information to aid your buying decision. Knowing what your employees can and cannot do is an ...

Performance appraisals have been around almost as long as business itself. But smart executives are beginning to realize that this dated process is actually hindering employees performance, even as it ...

Not every business is filled with star employees who consistently meet or exceed the expectations placed on them. For employees who don’t fall into that category, the responsibility of helping them ...

The Office of Personnel Management on Monday finalized a rule that would permit agencies to use forced distribution to rate the performance of members of the Senior Executive Service. Under such a ...