The meetings may be over but how they went will be seen by what happens next. Incidentally, in both cases, the HR team got in touch with the managers to discuss about their reportees. Joanne from HR got in touch with Ray to discuss about the ‘future of John’ at Acme Inc. Ray, being
The D-day – The actual day of performance review meeting. How the meeting is executed is determined by a couple of factors. The first primarily dependent on the preparedness of both manager and employee. And the second on the the company culture. Lastly on the mentality and attitude of all parties involved. The last
Preparing for a performance review is never easy. Particularly if it is not clear what to expect from it. It is no wonder a vast majority hates the phrase performance appraisals. It is not possible to narrow down the causes to a single/ universal problem. There could be multiple reasons leading to the entire process
Each new year represents a blank slate, giving everyone an opportunity to begin anew. The most common way people go about this, is by setting Resolutions. Majority of the times these resolutions are common across the board with a few tweaks here and there. On a personal front, there are the usual ones (but unfortunately
Team members often dread the very idea of performance reviews. In fact, studies show that vast majority of the workforce not only loathes these evaluations but think they’d be better off without them. This negative connotation of performance reviews held by employees is more or less, because of how they’re conducted. And thankfully, that can be changed for
As a manager, before reviewing performance of your direct reports you’ve prepared yourself. There is no doubt in your mind as to what you want to say & how you want to say it, to convey the right message & in the right tone. But as an employee, you go into the review prepared with
Millennials hate performance reviews. Yet reviews continue to be a part of many organizations where every employee has to go through with the process. Not everyone is thrilled due to some of the negative aspects attached to it. It is natural for employees to get nervous and inadvertently say things they normally wouldn’t. We have compiled
Silicon Valley companies lead the way for coming up with innovative practices for attracting top notch talent. Soon companies the world over started adopting these unique practices to get their own share of talented individuals. All in all, there have been tremendous changes the way recruitment is being done. But what about employee retention? Shouldn’t
Performance reviews have been around for a long time. Yet they are only said to be effective if both parties are comfortable with the assessment that is presented. On the face of it, it may appear that employee performance reviews take up a lot of the manager’s time and efforts. However the resulting payoff of
In the past, we have written at length about performance appraisals or reviews, as they are sometimes called. This article addresses some of the most common misconceptions around the performance appraisals. Misconceptions of the performance appraisal process: 1. Winging appraisals on the spot: Performance appraisals cannot and should not be done on the spot. Managers need