Your employees must achieve a number of performance goals before they can expect to be considered for higher level jobs and promotions. Using a performance management system, you can keep track of ...

In the 1960s, Professor Edwin A. Locke of the University of Maryland identified a link between goal-setting and employee performance. Since then, Locke's theory of goal-setting and task motivation has ...

As a manager, the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there. -- Ken Blanchard I am continually surprised by how many businesses do not set any ...

Once or twice a year, there's a deliverable that presents a challenge to both managers and their employees: performance reviews. While many companies conduct annual reviews, some are adopting a more ...

Your company’s goals aren’t just a to-do list of action steps, they’re a vision of where you want to be. Employee engagement can be a way to make your business exciting while unleashing the creativity ...

Setting good business goals is easy. Implementing a plan to get your employees working towards actually reaching those goals is a completely different story. It can be one of the most challenging ...

As a business leader, one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is the value of setting clear, objective criteria for employee bonuses. Over the years, I’ve experimented with various bonus ...

Now that a significant proportion of the professional workforce is working from home, managers are faced with big questions. How can they manage, motivate and support staff working remotely -- not ...

A September 2003 survey, conducted by WorldatWork and the National Association for Employee Recognition (NAER), shows employee recognition continues to be important to organizations and they are ...

The experience an employee has at work each day drives how they feel about work, and how we feel about work is at the heart of employee engagement. When is the last time you remember saying, "That was ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Happy New Year! This is typically the time that you set or reaffirm goals in starting the new year. This is one of the most important roles for school leaders as it helps clarify ...