Many businesses are moving away from traditional year-end reviews or appraisals at work. Year-end reviews can cause hard feelings between employees and employers or managers when criticism is involved ...

Goal-based performance appraisal techniques use quantitative performance management indicators to determine how well an employee is performing against the group, or against goals set by management.

Performance reviews can be stressful for both managers and employees, especially without a clear structure. A performance review template provides a consistent framework, ensuring fair and organized ...

Feedback and assessments are critical in any business that aims to increase productivity, improve efficient and effective work processes, and develop in areas that may need improvement. While most ...

It's that time of year again. The time in the business world where managers and employees face, often with anxiety, year-end performance appraisals. The managerial challenge? How to make these ...

Yes, it’s that time of year again -- when the groans of managers can be heard over the mere mention of the words, “Annual Performance Reviews.” Many managers see performance appraisals as nothing more ...

Performance appraisals shouldn't be closed-door meetings in which you lay out your employees' faults. Conducted properly, appraisals can actually help build better relationships with your staff ...

A recent article in Governing explored how “local governments are changing the frequency of performance evaluations, who receives them and what they're assessing.” To me, this is definitely a good ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...