Once or twice a year, there's a deliverable that presents a challenge to both managers and their employees: performance reviews. While many companies conduct annual reviews, some are adopting a more ...

Managers and leaders can use employee performance management tools to better understand how their teams are working, where they’re succeeding and where they may need additional support. These tools ...

As the year wraps up, you might be feeling a bit anxious about your upcoming employee performance reviews. These evaluations can feel unproductive and tedious, and they can even increase employee ...

August 18, 2025 - Employers often encounter significant challenges when addressing the performance of employees particularly when the performance counseling (e.g., a performance discussion and/or ...

The June 17 memo from the Office of Personnel Management’s acting Director Charles Ezell, “Performance Management for Federal Employees”, reflects an important development for managing employee ...

Change #1: For FY26-27, there are a few updates to goal setting and performance planning. CU Boulder is committed to fostering the success of all faculty, staff and students. To support this ...

The prevailing business leadership advice has always assumed that goal setting is a top-down process. During my time at consulting firm Bain & Co., and later as vice president at the large auto-parts ...

Goal orientation in organisational settings refers to individuals’ and teams’ strategic preferences for learning, proving competence or avoiding failure when engaging in work tasks. Research has ...

Bruce defends employers in complex employment litigation in federal and state courts in Texas and across the country. He has represented employers in class actions, Fair Labor Standards Act collective ...

Important Note: These elements are established during the mandatory performance planning meeting between the employee and the supervisor at the very beginning of the performance cycle. Performance ...