Performance Management

3 Ways to Improve Manager Check-Ins

From building psychological safety to asking questions that get at employees' purpose, take these three steps to improve manager check-ins.

How Crowdsourcing Changes the Game for Performance Management

How can you leverage crowdsourcing to get a better picture of an employee’s performance? Read the conclusion of our Q&A with Gerry Ledford.

Negative and Positive: Finding The Right Balance

Good management will employ negative reinforcement when circumstances are right, and negative feedback when it becomes necessary.

Firing Employees to Improve Culture

Zappos hires for cultural fit. No matter how great candidates are or how much of an impact they might make—if they don’t fit, they’re out.

How Bad Performance Management Killed Microsoft’s Edge

We review a recent Vanity Fair piece examining Microsoft's failed performance management processes and how it led to the decline of the company.

5 Famously Awful Bosses and Where They Really Went Wrong

We review some of history's worst bosses and how they were brought down. Avoid these pitfalls and keep your employees engaged.