7 Questions to Ask during Performance Catch-Ups

Written by Stuart Hearn on July 14, 2021. Posted in Articles, Individual Performance

Performance management is evolving. Increasingly, organizations are abandoning their annual appraisal systems and moving toward continuous performance management — a more agile and intuitive way to engage and motivate employees.

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Academic Interview: Randa Hariri

Written by Andrei Costea on January 5, 2021. Posted in Academics, Interviews

Back in 2017, the Performance Magazine editorial team interviewed Randa Hariri, Ph.D. and Director of Strategic-Operational Planning & Performance Evaluation Department/Assistant Professor at the Dar Al-Hekma University, Saudi Arabia. We aimed to get insight from a seasoned scholar on how PM can improve.

Performance management has to undertake a paradigm shift from adopting a judgment and accountability approach, to following an improvement and enhancement approach.

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The 585 Approach. 8 steps to developing an employee performance plan

Written by Marius Boghian on November 16, 2020. Posted in Articles, Strategy

Developed based on the US Office of Personnel Development Performance (OMP) methodology of turning organizations into performance driven work places, the 585 Approach relies on Key Actions to guide you through a simplified performance process. This consists of 8 steps taken to develop an individual plan and 5 performance principles designed to highlight when performance initiatives are needed.

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Practitioner Interview: Tom McKeown, CEO at TrenData, USA

Written by Andrei Costea on September 22, 2020. Posted in Interviews, Practitioners

Back in 2018, the Performance Magazine editorial team interviewed Tom McKeown, CEO at TrenData, USA. His thoughts and views on Performance Management are presented in detail below.

Human beings in a free market society are always looking to move on or up. In addition to grading individuals on how they are doing in their current job, it’s motivating to let them know what levels they need to hit.

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Rating the Rater: The annual game of Show and Tell

Written by Marcela Presecan on April 13, 2020. Posted in Articles, Individual Performance

While some companies spend decades on perfecting their individual performance review and evaluation systems, other companies such as Adobe, GAP or General Electric are eliminating them altogether.

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