by Dick Grote | Dec 18, 2009 | Performance Improvement, Performance Management
For the past few weeks I’ve been posting my Ten Tips on how to create a terrific appraisal system. Now that the first five are up, I’m going to take a break for a week and share a question that recently popped up in my Inbox: Mr. Grote, I am writing to you to ask for...
by Dick Grote | Jun 15, 2008 | Performance Improvement, Talent Management
For seventy-five years, American organizations have used a fairly standardized procedure to handle familiar personnel problems such as absenteeism, poor performance, and other misconduct. This approach, usually called “progressive discipline,” provides for an...
by Dick Grote | Apr 15, 2008 | Performance Appraisal, Performance Improvement, Performance Management
In America’s best-run and most-admired organizations, employee performance appraisal is a vital and vigorous management tool. No other management process has as much influence on individuals’ careers and work lives. Used well, employee performance appraisal is the...
by Dick Grote | Mar 16, 2007 | Performance Improvement, Performance Management
Performance Appraisal Rating Labels: What’s Best, What’s Worst? Part 2 Last time I talked about the survey I did of 84 HR directors asking them their feelings about what the best and worst terms for performance should be used on a performance appraisal form. Everybody...
by Dick Grote | Jan 8, 2007 | Forced Ranking, Performance Improvement, Performance Management
There’s a way to improve performance appraisal. And a way not to. First, we need to forget about 360-degree feedback, at least for performance appraisal purposes. Certainly, 360-degree feedback may have a place—a minor place—in helping people get a better...
by Dick Grote | Apr 12, 2006 | Performance Appraisal, Performance Improvement, Performance Management, Talent Management
In a previous article I shared a couple of tips that will reduce the feelings of discomfort that often come when a performance appraisal is discussed — gather your materials in advance, make a list of the key points you need to cover, and pick an appropriate place for...