As the year wraps up, you might be feeling a bit anxious about your upcoming employee performance reviews. These evaluations can feel unproductive and tedious, and they can even increase employee ...

Setting employee and team performance goals is an essential responsibility for business owners and managers. However, measuring and improving an employee’s performance can be complex and daunting, ...

Bill Gates said, "We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.” Great leaders know positive feedback is essential to boost employee morale, productivity and engagement. So much ...

Performance reviews are a cornerstone of effective team management, offering an opportunity to provide constructive feedback, recognize achievements, and establish goals for the future. Well-crafted ...

We asked industry experts to share how their companies handle performance management in a way that aligns with their culture. These real-world examples demonstrate how structured communication, ...

Imagine you’re a manager on a team of sales associates and one member of your team is consistently underperforming. You know that he is bright and has high potential to start taking on important ...

Continuous feedback has been a cornerstone of organizational performance for many years, but recent trends around remote working have made feedback culture more important than ever for company ...

Leigh Thompson is the J. Jay Gerber Professor of Dispute Resolution and Organizations and a director of executive-education programs at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. She is ...

August 18, 2025 - Employers often encounter significant challenges when addressing the performance of employees particularly when the performance counseling (e.g., a performance discussion and/or ...