Chapter I From Performance Management - Why Doesn't It Work? - Free chapter from Performance Management - Why Doesn't It Work explains the thinking behind "traditional" performance management systems.
Publisher: Bacal & Associates     Author: Robert Bacal   

Discipline: The Most Dreaded Management Task - This article describes progressive discipline as a positive, non-punitive – and legally defensible – method of improving employee performance.
Publisher: Human Resources at Suite101.com     Author: Christina Morfeld   

Does Your Team Measure Up? - How do you know if you're getting the most bang for your buck-or body? Try looking at sales per employee.
Publisher: Business 2.0     Author: Kim Cross   

Everyone’s a Critic - Few would argue with the claim that when it comes to criticism, ’tis better to give than to receive. Why then is criticizing employee performance so hard? Here are 10 ways to elevate criticism to a constructive level.
Publisher: Businessfinancemag.com     Author: Carol Orsag Madigan   

Examining the Relationships in Productivity Accounting - Using a technique that links productivity to profitability, businesses can monitor historical productivity, evaluate productivity changes implied by budgets, and measure the impact of productivity on competitive position.
Publisher: Management Accounting Quarterly     Author: Anthony J. Hayzen and James M. Reeve   

Extreme Review for Extreme Project Management - One of the problems faced by managers when reviewing employee performance is the fairness and objectivity of the review. Here is the story of the Review and Appraisal Based on Human Attributes, followed by a comprehensive interactive review process.
Publisher: The CEO Refresher     Author: Shaun H. Ajani   

Forced Ranking -- the Right Way - Many companies recently have adopted ranking systems to identify non-performers. The rankings are used to achieve continuous improvement at a time when companies are striving to remain competitive.
Publisher: Fair Measures     Author: Julie Crane   

Full-Circle Feedback - Results-driven financial executives may recoil from the idea of being rated on job performance by peers and subordinates. But companies are finding that multi-rater performance assessment can be a valuable management-development tool.
Publisher: Businessfinancemag.com     Author: Carol Orsag Madigan   

Guidelines for Effective Feedback - This article provides six important - yet simple - guidelines for increasing the effectiveness of performance feedback.
Publisher: Human Resources at Suite101.com     Author: Christina Morfeld   

Hiring for a New or Created Position - The absolute uniqueness of hiring for a new position where there is no incumbent. Why you have to pay special attention to these hires, or lose.
Publisher: Hoppe Management Concepts     Author: Dennis Hoppe