There is an “extremely limited scope” for managers to be held individually responsible when disciplining federal employees' poor performance, OPM said.

Maybe you immediately flash back to uncomfortable annual reviews you’ve had – ones where you sat, pensively, opposite an intimidating boss who was trying to encapsulate a year’s worth of performance ...

The federal government’s HR agency reminded federal supervisors that they can be partially reimbursed for insurance against ...

To manage employees' performance as effectively as possible, look to the future. Here are some performance management trends you can implement. The introduction of new human resources (HR) technology, ...

According to a recent survey conducted by Adobe, 58% of people feel that performance reviews “are a needless HR requirement.” Adobe, in fact, no longer has an ...

An Office of Personnel Management proposal to link layoffs to performance ratings was unexpected. If the ratings were valid, it would make sense but ratings have little credibility. Jacque Simon, ...

A typical performance management program measures key performance indicators (KPIs), conducts reviews and recognizes ...

As your employees go through this year’s review cycle, don’t just ask how they performed. Ask how your system performed.

New findings reveal that employee happiness directly impacts a company’s long-term financial performance. These six factors ...

Employee performance reviews take time and effort — and aren’t always conducted very efficiently. According to surveys, nearly 60% of businesses use basic spreadsheets to track and monitor staff ...

Performance management is the ongoing communication process between a supervisor and an employee that occurs throughout the year to fulfill the strategic objectives of the individual, department, and ...