Most senior leaders are where they are because they understand that enabling their staff to perform at their best matters much more than anything they can accomplish alone. While all managers engage ...

Employee performance reviews take time and effort — and aren’t always conducted very efficiently. According to surveys, nearly 60% of businesses use basic spreadsheets to track and monitor staff ...

Few people actually enjoy year-end performance reviews. Year-end reviews can be a source of dread for employees because you are never quite sure what your boss will say. And year-end reviews can also ...

Almost all of us have gone through the ritual. The trek to the boss’s office, the tense stares across the desk, the awkward mix of praise and criticism—and the potential for a promotion or a pink slip ...

This focus, however, is a misnomer. Appraisal is only one part of a much broader system of performance management. When ...

As the end of the year approaches, many workers are steeling themselves for their annual performance review. Performance reviews can be intimidating, but they can also be valuable opportunities to ...

A Gallup poll found 56 per cent of employees said systems for improving performance at their work meant a formal review with ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is the time of year when millions of workers and managers globally are slogging through one of the arguably ...