3 Tips About Performance Management Technology

Replacing traditional performance management processes is a major HR trend. And it’s good to see innovative companies eliminate the numerical rating of people as part of the reengineering. Automating the process is the logical next step.   While managers remain the most critical component in effective performance management, technology streamlines the process and gives management the […]

HR Should Lead the Conversation About Mental Health at Work

A Germanwings jetliner crashed into the Alps last week. Speculation about the pilot’s mental health has dominated the news since. It’s much too early to reach a conclusion about the cause of the crash. But we are long overdue in talking openly about making mental health as important as physical health in our workplaces. HR […]

3 Reasons to Dump Employee Performance Reviews

Can we talk about performance appraisals? This corporate sham is one of the most insidious, most damaging, and yet most ubiquitous of corporate activities.  Everybody does it, and almost everyone who’s evaluated hates it.  It’s a pretentious, bogus practice that produces absolutely nothing that any thinking executive should call a corporate plus. Harsh and provocative, […]