Performance Management

6 questions every employee should ask during a performance review

It’s OK to put some of the responsibility for the success of a performance review on the people being reviewed. Just try to make sure they understand that it starts with their asking the right questions. Here’s the required list of questions employees should carry into the review, and supervisors should be prepared to answer, […]

by Jim Giuliano

April 25, 2008

Answers to two tricky HR questions: Disciplinary pay cuts and 900-number reference checks

Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today: 1. The legality of using pay cuts as discipline and 2. the value of 900 numbers for reference checks.

by Jim Giuliano

April 14, 2008

The 10 commandments of performance reviews – for employees

Maybe managers’ failings aren’t always the reason performance reviews don’t go as well as they should. Maybe the problem, at least some of the time, is the employees being reviewed.

by Jim Giuliano

April 11, 2008

The new best predictor of a great hire

Here’s the one thing you need to look for in your next applicant.

March 28, 2008

HR's role in proving that retention efforts save money

You may know the value of retention. Now you can make sure everyone else in the organization does, too. First, you have to show that retention efforts really are worth the time and bother. Or do they just amount to busy work for HR? The answer comes in 13 words: Organizations with loyal, longtime employees get […]

by Jim Giuliano

March 28, 2008

Can you get sued for “gun-owner discrimination”?

If a few pending laws are passed, employers in some states soon won’t be allowed to tell employees to keep firearms off of company property. Will your state be next?

March 27, 2008