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3 steps to implementing more effective employee evaluations
If any CEO, or manager for that matter, were asked about their company’s most valuable asset, employees would undoubtedly fall into the No. 1 or No. 2 spot. While technology and other products may be at the center of many companies’ offerings, employees are likely the key behind their success. That’s why it may be time to seriously think about restructuring employee evaluations so that they’re perceived as the...
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How to develop employee evaluations that don’t waste everyone’s time
Employee evaluations. They’re easily in the top three of the most dreaded meetings at every corporation, quite possibly just behind that meeting announcing your termination. Yeah, they’re that bad, according to surveys about these performance appraisals. Even worse, both employees and managers find them ineffective. Here’s the breakdown according to a survey: 58 percent of managers reported that performance...
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Is it time to end annual employee performance reviews?
Expedia did it. So did Deloitte, Gap, Microsoft and Adobe Systems. These companies all decided to put an end to the annual ritual of employee reviews — opting instead to give feedback through other processes, like real-time conversations and spontaneous reviews. It seems to be a small yet growing trend, according to Cliff Stevenson, senior research analyst at the Institute for Corporate Productivity, who was...
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Attracting Talent to a Small Businesses, Part 2
Last week we covered one overlooked tactic for attracting top-notch talent to small businesses: leveraging built-in small biz advantages. This week we continue that discussion with another talent magnet: creative (read: affordable) benefits and perks packages. There’s always a company that can outspend you – that’s a given. Paula Andruss, writing for Entrepreneur, shares some ideas for attracting and retaining a...
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Employee Turnover is Top Concern for HR Professionals
Last week, we were able to attend the 2015 Annual HR Indiana Conference in Indianapolis. We had a great time speaking to a variety of HR professionals and learning about their performance review challenges and programs. We gathered helpful and interesting insight into what companies are facing in today’s fast-paced, digital world. A top concern for HR professionals was employee turnover or, better yet, the cost...
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