Quix has taken the concept of continuous feedback and married it with quick ratings. The advantage to the employees is easy, fast, quantita

So what’s it like to fire somebody? Most HR people have been asked this question, generally followed up by a reference to Toby from The Office. Terminating ...

The objective of any rating scale is obviously to accurately measure and track the success of whatever it is we’re rating. A lot of time and effort can go i...

The quality of the comments that back up the ratings can be a key to unlock the nature of that managers willingness to give good feedback. Within each ratin...

When was the last time you compared company profits to individual performance metrics? While most companies compensation practises are impacted by company f...

What’s the only thing better than having budget to spend money on employee development? Spending that money wisely. But how do we know which employees would ...

Have you ever had a conversation with somebody where you asked them to do something and they nodded their head and went off to do such task, only to return w...

Work smarter, not harder. Everyone wants to find ways to do their work more effectively. It’s a part of who we are. Performance Management though, has neve...

There was a time when the “hamburger” was the known method for all things feedback. Give a positive comment, and then some constructive feedback, and close w...

In any rating or review system, the creator must choose a rating scale and the fact is that there is no true “best practice” as far as the right one is conce...

When the end of the fiscal year comes around most companies begin completing a merit increase process. Part of this process includes making a suggestion of ...

An absolutely regular expected part of any job is unexpected surprises. A colleague that leaves the company and you have to cover for the loss. A manager w...

Conventional wisdom has determined that the annual performance management cycle is not a great use of a company’s resources. There are many valid reasons fo...

For as long as employees have existed, companies have had a basic business requirement to fairly review the performance of their employees in order to suppor...

What if you could see that the company rated females 15% lower in management roles than their male peers? go to the Vice President of Marketing and tell them...