by Ira Wolfe | Oct 29, 2011 | Employee Performance Management
Human resources and management spend an awful lot of time designing performance review forms. That’s good news because despite the negative attitude of many managers toward completing the annual employee appraisal, it does show the good intentions of management to...
by Ira Wolfe | Oct 12, 2011 | Employee Performance Management, Employment Testing, Leadership
Management. Leadership. Two simple words, two complex concepts. In today’s hyper-competitive business environment in which profits are scarce and companies are forced to do more with less, financial success (if not mere survival) depends on hiring the right...
by Ira Wolfe | Sep 29, 2011 | Employee Performance Management
The dreaded annual performance review. This has to rank near the top of the list of necessary evils for managers and supervisors. The reasons are obvious: who looks forward to having to assess how someone is performing and providing him or her feedback? Many...
by Ira Wolfe | Sep 9, 2011 | Employee Performance Management
For years, the annual performance review has been an exhausting and unpleasant exercise in futility. Managers and employees alike have long dreaded the annual performance review, and many studies have shown it to be largely ineffective. They typically involve lots of...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 20, 2011 | Employee Performance Management
Big corporations have been talking seriously about employee competencies for at least the past two decades. Today even the smallest of small businesses have joined the discussion. Many organizations are dedicating time and resources into identifying essential...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 7, 2011 | Employee Performance Management
Succession planning is a process whereby organizations ensure that employees are recruited and/or developed to fill each key role within the organization. (Source: State of Iowa Workforce Planning). The reasons for succession planning include making sure that the...
