Many businesses are moving away from traditional year-end reviews or appraisals at work. Year-end reviews can cause hard feelings between employees and employers or managers when criticism is involved ...

A new proposal addresses “inflated” evaluations for federal employees and the failure to “materially differentiate” between performance levels, OPM said.

Since a draft of the new policy began circulating last fall, federal regulators expanded those excluded from agency reduction in force rules to include all career federal workers in the government’s ...

The federal government would impose a tougher new performance appraisal process on both senior-level professionals and its general workforce under two proposed rules released by the Office of ...

Workplace retaliation is a serious issue. However, retaliatory behavior can be eliminated through communication, training and workplace policies that support discipline or counseling for employees and ...

Some managers even use AI-powered voice simulations to practice delivering difficult feedback. Rehearsing with a chatbot ...

Performance reviews or appraisals can trigger a range of emotions in employees. Some employees feel anxious, while others feel appreciative. Other employees may feel confident and look forward to ...

Performance reviews can be stressful for both managers and employees, especially without a clear structure. A performance review template provides a consistent framework, ensuring fair and organized ...

Yes, it’s that time of year again -- when the groans of managers can be heard over the mere mention of the words, “Annual Performance Reviews.” Many managers see performance appraisals as nothing more ...

Like many officers in the fire service, my employee evaluation training came from screwing things up and asking a bunch of questions, trying to figure things out on my own. But even if proper training ...

As the end of the year approaches, many of us are facing the dreaded performance appraisal process that punctuates the year’s end and sets performance goals for the next. It wasn’t long ago that a ...