Let’s Talk About “Forced Ranking” (Rank and Yank)
Image Credit: <fr.talentcor.com 1. I suppose that last one is a little crass.“Forced Ranking”. “Stack Ranking”. “Rank and Yank“. 1 All of these terms essentially describe the performance management...
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Image Credit: <www.peoplefluent.com> As always, please share your thoughts in the comments section below. Best, Rory If you have questions about something you’ve read here (or simply want to...
View ArticleSunday Reading: Compensation, Specialization, Social Media and Binge Learning
1. I read an awful lot this morning (the articles I’m sharing today were just the cream of the crop) and as such I started writing this post quite a bit later than is typical.It took me forever to get...
View ArticleInfographic Thursday: The History of Performance Reviews
Today I want to share a great infographic from Mentorprise summarizing the history of performance reviews. As many in HR know, the modern performance review process is not popular with much of today’s...
View ArticleDoes Your Organization Know Which Employees Drive Its Bottom Line?
1. I’ve really been enjoying him lately. He has a sneaky entertaining writing style and his endnotes and hyperlinks are outstanding.This morning I read an interesting article from Deloitte’s Josh...
View ArticleSunday Reading: February 16, 2014 – Pay Survey Data, Executive Pedigree, and...
Image Credit: <inhabitat.com> Sunday reading for February 16, 2014: 1. Compensation thought leader Ann Bares has a solid post up on Compensation Cafe touching on a challenge that many of us in HR...
View ArticleQuote of the Week: “People are afraid because I’m candid…
…They’re always worried I’m going to get into trouble.” – Steve Madden <www.jsonline.com> I am – generally speaking – very careful with my words. I consider how others are likely to take...
View ArticleWhy Traditional Performance Management Doesn’t Work… and Why it Does
<work.com> …So this morning I had the opportunity to read an interesting piece on performance management from Deloitte (check it out here). Framed up as a debate, it asks reader to consider if...
View ArticleEffective Performance Management…
<www.halogensoftware.com> …Is (mostly) all about messaging, right? I ask because this morning, whilst combing the internet for my daily dose of HR knowledge I came across the following nugget of...
View ArticleThe Power of Real Feedback
<crosslandteam.com-> …So over the past few days I’ve read two great articles on feedback. The first one (from Tim Sackett here) talks about how watered down feedback is an epidemic problem in...
View ArticleThe Importance of Articulating “Why” When Providing Feedback
I know this would normally be a ‘Quote of the Week’ day, but I am mixing things up this week. ^_^…So in HR we often do a lot of management couching. And as an HR Manager supporting a pretty...
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