Setting employee and team performance goals is an essential responsibility for business owners and managers. However, measuring and improving an employee’s performance can be complex and daunting, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about management in its many forms. I recently did a piece on preparing for employee performance reviews (aka, the ...

Success in any area, including performance management depends on designing an effective goal-setting strategy. By developing a clear picture of exactly what you hope to accomplish and determining what ...

Performance management appears to be most effective when it features consistent principles that employees understand, according to an Aug. 21 report from McKinsey & Co. In particular, approaches with ...

In the future of work, performance management will need to adapt in order to keep up with the changing workforce. With so many developments happening, such as the increase in contract and freelance ...

For teams under 50 people, a shared Google Sheet beats a $3,600/year performance management subscription. Here is how to set ...

An important part of performance development is establishing goals for the performance cycle. The purpose of setting these goals is not to detail your daily activities, but to help you define larger ...

Although nearly half of organizations say a solid performance management system could significantly increase their productivity, most programs lack clarity and effectiveness, according to an Oct. 29 ...

Businesses move forward by setting goals and then working to attain them. However, in businesses big and small, staff members can feel separated from management. Breaking down the walls between ...

A recent article in Harvard Business Review reminded me of a favorite 2016 article in Public Administration Review by the British academic Christopher Hood, “Gaming in Target World.” Hood’s article ...

The prevailing business leadership advice has always assumed that goal setting is a top-down process. During my time at consulting firm Bain & Co., and later as vice president at the large auto-parts ...