Last month we looked at performance from the traditional appraisal perspective we are all most familiar with. While these processes can add real value to the organisation, a lot depends on how well they are handled. As I’m sure you are all too aware, some managers are naturally better at having meaningful performance conversations (managing) [...]
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‘How to approach Career and Personal Development more effectively’ What advice can you give to those wishing to make the most of personal development? The factors which impact upon individual job stability and the longevity of careers are more prevalent now than at any other time in our recent history. We are experiencing economic turmoil [...]
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Just when we thought things couldn’t get worse, they just did. The news from around the world reinforces the fact that we are in a deepening economic crisis. We are told that our local economy faces a second recessionary dip. Employers are reacting by cutting or slashing budgets, amongst the first to go is the [...]
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You talked last week about performance appraisal. Surely to really drive performance we need to motivate people to want to perform, any advice? A small question that many academics, theorists, psychologists and HR experts are looking for the definitive answer on. The theories of human motivation are varied but simply, people come to work because [...]
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We normally carry out our annual appraisals at the beginning of the financial year. Can you provide some advice for managers to get the most out of this meeting? Structured one to one meetings have been demonstrated to provide value both in respect of individual performance and also employee engagement. I have often heard managers [...]
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