A Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a tool designed to give an employee with performance deficiencies the opportunity to succeed. It may be used to address issues with meeting specific job goals ...

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 ...

A Performance Improvement Plan (“PIP”) is a long-standing HR tool for managing underperforming employees. Employers often use a PIP to document deficiencies and outline specific goals the ...

We recently shared a story about an HR professional who went viral for giving people advice about navigating a PIP — aka a performance improvement plan — at work. TikTok: @johanas_world / Via ...

In large organizations, HR usually has a process for documenting concerns about employees’ effectiveness that can be used either to help fix those problems—or to provide a basis for later termination.

In an ideal situation, companies would invest in their workers’ success. They’d encourage growth, and provide employees with the resources and support. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world, ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A performance improvement plan can provide clear expectations ...