Performance reviews can be stressful for both the employee receiving them and managers executing them. Though a little nerve-racking, it is an opportune time to discuss an employee's successes, ...

Managers hate to give negative feedback, and many defeat the purpose of a feedback discussion with employees by setting up a confrontation. So says Jean-Francois Manzoni in the September issue of ...

Managers generally have two primary responsibilities: oversee their departmental functions and lead their employees. However, there are many aspects of management performance under those two broad ...

Human resources leaders have been trying to design the best performance management program for decades. But it's been impossible to achieve because they often assume uniform needs where there is ...

Raise your hand–who likes to discipline an employee? I hear crickets chirping in the background. Yet discipline is a cornerstone of highly productive companies. Without it, employee performance is at ...