Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Performance reviews can be a source of … Read more
John Scott is a Customer Success Manager for PerformYard, a web-based benefits, performance and HR software company. With PerformYard, John is committed to assisting clients in designing and implementing streamlined performance management programs. You can connect with him at @PerformYard and on the PerformYard blog.
It’s Really Critical You Avoid Anonymous Performance Feedback
Anonymous performance feedback is a popular component of many an organization’s performance review process. However, while it is widely used, it can … Read more
Even In Open Offices, It’s About Empowering Managers to Be Accessible
It is clear why open floor plans are so popular in offices today. They bring people together to collaborate in ways that just weren’t possible in the … Read more
How Preparing for Failure Can Help Drive High Performance
The starting line for a marathon is a surprisingly great place to people watch. First, you see the professional runners in the front, quietly going through … Read more
The Carrot or the Stick: How to Get Participation in Performance Reviews
You might have read about it in a book. Maybe you know somebody that knows somebody else that saw it once. My guess, though, is that you haven’t seen … Read more
Workplace Collaboration: Here’s Why It Doesn’t Always Work
It’s hard to remember a time when collaboration wasn’t a widely discussed and accepted concept. It drives how we design offices, how we form … Read more
How to Help Get Your Performance Review Process Back on Track
Performance reviews can be a source of frustration for many in the business world. If you’re a part of the group of people bogged down by a … Read more
Dear New Managers: Here’s the Style That Drives Innovation
Making the leap into management can be an exciting and challenging time. Switching roles from contributor to leader can be a confusing proposition. You’ve … Read more
The Art of Feedback: It’s About Being Thoughtful, Calm, and Specific
Long ago, I received an especially confusing piece of negative feedback: Remember three or four months ago at that event? You did something wrong. I can’t … Read more
The Secret to Great (and Productive) Performance Check-in Meetings
Meetings get a bad rap and the arguments against them are well known: They get in the way of productive work; Too much of meetings are spent recapping … Read more
How On-the-Job Distractions Can Actually Drive High Performance
It sounds counterintuitive, but an office environment with the right mix of distractions is actually a part of a high performance culture. The reason is … Read more
Is a Dress Code Needed for Exceptional Job Performance?
Golf is a game of stretch goals. While some of these are fairly common, such as scoring a birdie, others are more elusive. The most famous of these white … Read more
When Setting Goals Goes So Very Wrong
Goals are all around us. The finish line in a race is the most obvious example, but you might also see them in nutrition guidelines, a train schedule or as … Read more