Time Management and Employee Evaluations
Many managers dread performance evaluations because they fear not getting them done efficiently or on time. This dread is a self-fulfilling prophecy in many ways, but it doesn’t have to be a hindrance....
View ArticleMotivating Underperforming Employees
Any employee can become an underperformer at any time, for a variety of reasons. Your underperforming employee may be overwhelmed with responsibilities at home, burned out or bored with the job, or...
View ArticleEvaluating an Older Employee
Older, more experienced employees bring plenty to the table in any workplace, but evaluating them can be difficult. Aging may influence the quality of employees’ work for the better or worse, and it’s...
View ArticleDealing With Overachieving Employees
On the other end of the spectrum from underperforming employees are the overachievers who won’t quit, even when they should. This can be anyone from an older employee on the verge of retirement to the...
View ArticleThe Difference between “Hard” and “Soft” Skills in a Performance Evaluation
Within every job, there are hard and soft skills an employee must demonstrate. Hard skills generally refer to how an employee performs the job itself – for example, is an accountant able to analyze...
View ArticleCan Creativity Be Evaluated?
Most companies have performance reviews that evaluate a few key areas, such as punctuality, sales numbers, client satisfaction, etc. But what do you do when creativity is a big part of your business?...
View ArticleSigns It’s Time for a Self-Evaluation
Every manager not only has to evaluate employees, but evaluate him or herself. Self-evaluations can be difficult, exhausting, and downright annoying, because they force us to look honestly at our...
View ArticleLetting Someone Go With Tact
Every manager wants to give his or her employees as many chances as possible, but sometimes consistently bad performance reviews mean you must let employees go. Terminating an employee is rarely an...
View ArticleComplete Guide to Mid-Year Performance Reviews
June is probably one of the most stressful months for a lot of employees – it indicates the time for mid-year performance reviews where their managers sit down with them to discuss performance,...
View ArticleComplete Guide to Self Evaluations (2021)
Most employees tend to find the performance appraisal process super nerve-racking, and many of them don’t look forward to it. Other than the thought of sitting with your manager to discuss your overall...
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