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Around the Web: Three Perspectives on Effective Performance Management
Perfecting employee review processes and enacting effective performance management strategies is an ongoing process. Leaders must constantly be willing and able to try new things, tweaking their approach until they come up with procedures that will effectively guide...
Put the “Thanks” in Thanksgiving: Employee Recognition Can Drive Performance Year Round
It’s that time of year again, when we gather with family and friends and usher in the start of the Holiday Season by filling ourselves on good food and enjoying good company. Thanksgiving is a time to take pause and give thanks for the people in our lives who make a...
How Valuable are Employee Self-Assessments when it Comes to Tracking Employee Performance?
Employee self-assessments can help in shaping performance goals, improving performance metrics, and creating a plan for career development. Whenever a manager is evaluating an employee, the more information they have, the better the outcome. Self-assessments provide...
When Employee Goals Don’t Align: Having Tough Conversations With Strong Performers
If an employee is having a hard time reaching his or her goals, there can be a number of things going wrong. In order to get things on track, leaders need to look at the employee’s work history, level of passion, and the individual’s success rate to determine from...
Why Performance Review Structure and Content Should Match The Level of Leadership
When discussing performance and career development with individual employees several factors can influence the way the conversation is shaped. The criteria will differ for leaders than for individual contributors, because the skills and the responsibilities of...
Leadership Development Carnival
I am thankful to Dan McCarthy for allowing me to host November’s Leadership Carnival. This month features a wonderful collection of insights on How Leaders Influence and Impact the Performance of Employees. I want to thank the many contributors who helped make this...
Beth Armknecht Miller’s passion for learning and dedication to bringing out the best in others are strands woven throughout her career and are found in her work with Executive Velocity, a top talent and leadership development advisory firm.