Performance appraisals are one of the most frequently criticized talent management practices. The criticisms range from their being an enormous waste of time to their having a destructive impact on ...

The plan to institute a forced or “standardized” distribution of performance ratings upon the federal workforce has survived ...

A new proposal addresses “inflated” evaluations for federal employees and the failure to “materially differentiate” between performance levels, OPM said.

Business owners not familiar with human resources development may sometimes confuse the concepts of performance management and performance appraisal. A performance appraisal--sometimes referred to as ...

The tremendous responsibility for performance management rests with the human resources department yet an effective system benefits the entire organization and its clients. The definition of ...

I write to announce the annual call for performance appraisals. Performance appraisals are required annually for all career employees and are an essential component of a successful performance ...

The performance appraisal system is a part of the performance management process. This refers to the system intended to assess the past work and accomplishments of employees to quantitatively score ...

NASHUA – SkillSoft is offering professionals free access to three of its performance management courses to help people prepare for the annual performance appraisal season and to reduce the anxiety ...

A recent article in Governing explored how “local governments are changing the frequency of performance evaluations, who receives them and what they're assessing.” To me, this is definitely a good ...

Those of you who read my articles know I attend a number of conferences on human resources and talent development each year. I also review the literature both hard copy and on line. When I attend ...