Performance appraisals are one of the most frequently criticized talent management practices. The criticisms range from their being an enormous waste of time to their having a destructive impact on ...

The tremendous responsibility for performance management rests with the human resources department yet an effective system benefits the entire organization and its clients. The definition of ...

Since a draft of the new policy began circulating last fall, federal regulators expanded those excluded from agency reduction ...

Performance appraisals are one component of a performance management system for employers to ensure employees are meeting the company's expectations. They are measuring tools that supervisors and ...

A new proposal addresses “inflated” evaluations for federal employees and the failure to “materially differentiate” between performance levels, OPM said.

As the world changes at an increasingly rapid rate, organizations need to be more agile and change friendly. In the minds of many critics of performance management systems, this is one more reason why ...

The plan to institute a forced or “standardized” distribution of performance ratings upon the federal workforce has survived ...

OfficeTeam's survey affirmed what other polls have shown: the performance appraisal process is transitioning from the formal once-a-year evaluation to shorter, less structured and more frequent ...

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Those of you who read my articles know I attend a number of conferences on human resources and talent development each year. I also review the literature both hard copy and on line. When I attend ...

Performance appraisals shouldn't be closed-door meetings in which you lay out your employees' faults. Conducted properly, appraisals can actually help build better relationships with your staff ...