Question: “One of our employees is going through a divorce. Although she says she
is doing OK, lately she is making more and more mistakes on tasks that
she used...
Just about everyone with an ounce of ambition wants to be promoted. But in most organizations, there’s only so much room for managers and supervisors. Still,...
Do you suspect an employee may have a mental or psychological disability that may need accommodation—even though he hasn’t mentioned it? Tread carefully. If...
Q. When making demotion decisions—especially those involving employees in protected classes—what factors should an employer take into consideration to avoid...
Question: "We have an employee who is nearing 80 years old. His performance is
slipping to the point where he creates more work than he accomplishes.
Is there an...
Performance evaluations are important tools to help employers gauge whether employees are performing at expected levels. They can help organizations spot talent and...
Use in HR Weekly e-letter — Aug. 7, 2007 (and posted on home page for that week)It sounds so easy: Expect high performance and you won’t be disappointed....
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier to charge retaliation for complaining about alleged discrimination, the courts have been flooded with new cases probing...
When you talk with employees about their performance reviews, beware of using common phrases that can unintentionally communicate the wrong message, or come across as...
Employee recognition programs can do a lot for employee morale and, indirectly, the company's bottom line. But before your company begins handing out gifts and special...
Studies in the past have shown that attractive people generally earn a "beauty premium." That is, they earn more money, enjoy better performance reviews and...
Studies show that nearly all the time most managers spent on "people work" is divided between their best performers and their worst ones. The people in the middle...
Question: First of all, let me thank all of those who have given me advice in the past. My
frustrations have finally been solved. All this time, I thought no one
cared...
Job reviews shouldn’t be paper-moving programs that return zero value. Here are five symptoms that warn of trouble in a supervisor’s appraisal process,...
In her new book, Contagious Success: Spreading High Performance Throughout Your Organization, Susan Lucia Annunzio identifies three characteristics that "consistently...
