May 20, 20192 minWhy Give Continuous Feedback?Quix has taken the concept of continuous feedback and married it with quick ratings. The advantage to the employees is easy, fast, quantita
Apr 22, 20193 minWhat It's Like To Fire SomeoneSo 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...
Apr 7, 20193 minHelp! My Rating Scale Has Fallen And It Can't Get Up!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...
Mar 31, 20192 minHigh Quality Feedback Facilitates High Quality PerformanceThe 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....
Mar 25, 20192 minCompany Profit & Employee PerformanceWhen was the last time you compared company profits to individual performance metrics? While most companies compensation practises are...
Mar 18, 20192 minSpend your development dollars wisely using data driven analysisWhat’s the only thing better than having budget to spend money on employee development? Spending that money wisely. But how do we know...
Mar 11, 20192 minGood Performance Needs Effective DelegationHave 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...
Mar 5, 20193 minRemove The Administrative Burden From Performance ManagementWork smarter, not harder. Everyone wants to find ways to do their work more effectively. It’s a part of who we are. Performance...
Mar 1, 20192 minHow to Give Tough FeedbackThere was a time when the “hamburger” was the known method for all things feedback. Give a positive comment, and then some constructive...
Feb 24, 20192 minThe Argument For a 10 Point Performance ScaleIn 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...
Feb 17, 20192 minCreating True Pay For PerformanceWhen the end of the fiscal year comes around most companies begin completing a merit increase process. Part of this process includes...
Feb 10, 20192 minRating goals doesn’t tell an accurate story of performanceAn absolutely regular expected part of any job is unexpected surprises. A colleague that leaves the company and you have to cover for...
Jan 29, 20192 minWhat If Best Practice Still Misses The Target?Conventional wisdom has determined that the annual performance management cycle is not a great use of a company’s resources. There are...
Jan 16, 20193 minAccurate Performance ManagementFor as long as employees have existed, companies have had a basic business requirement to fairly review the performance of their...
Dec 26, 20182 minA New Era of Performance Management MetricsWhat if you could see that the company rated females 15% lower in management roles than their male peers? go to the Vice President of...