Employee performance management

Researchers found that office workers switch back and forth between programs about 1,200 times each day — adding up to four hours every week.

When Netflix executives wrote a PowerPoint deck about the organization's talent management strategies, the document went viral--it's been viewed more...

Highly intelligent, confident, and successful, alpha males represent about 70% of all senior executives. Natural leaders, they willingly take on levels...

For years, managers have been encouraged to praise and constructively criticize just about everything their employees do. But there are better ways to help employees thrive and excel.

To fix the problem, you need to understand what's causing it.

Overcome unconscious bias using humility and empathy.

Companies today need cross-silo collaboration to survive a volatile competitive environment and grow revenue. But often their performance management systems...

Over the past five years, there's been an explosion of interest in purpose-driven leadership. Academics, business experts, and even doctors make the case...

During the past 30 years, managers have been bombarded with two competing approaches to the problems of human administration and organization. The first, usually called the classical school of organization, emphasizes the need for well-established lines of authority, clearly defined jobs, and authority equal to responsibility. The second, often called the participative approach, focuses on […]

Be clear, be specific, and end with a plan to move forward.

It's great for boosting creativity, less so for improving routine performance.

Trust is the basis for almost everything we do. It's the foundation on which our laws and contracts are built. It's the reason we're willing to exchange...

Hated by bosses and subordinates alike, traditional performance appraisals have been abandoned by more than a third of U.S. companies. The annual review's...

Present performance appraisal techniques evaluate behavior by making subjective and impressionistic judgments rather than quantitative judgments and providing...

Be curious and respectful.

What to do before, during, and after the meeting.

He’s “analytical” or “arrogant.” She’s “compassionate” or “inept.”

Research shows that many people--even those with seemingly enviable careers--grow dissatisfied in their jobs in their mid-40s. They may regret past choices...

In some companies, having an executive coach is a badge of honor. But many top managers are finding that the advisers hired to solve their performance problems only make matters worse.

First, see if you're the problem.