How to Make Performance Reviews Your Motivational Ally, Not a Demotivating Time Waster
Question: How do we make performance reviews really improve performance? I don’t know anyone who likes performance reviews – they have become an annual pain in the backside for most employees and managers. When performance reviews are not done well they can become a waste of time for everyone. Road Map Traditional performance reviews are very employer-centric. They focus on cascading organisational goals down to an employee’s role in achieving specific requirements for the...
Read MoreThe Power of Knowing What Really Engages Individuals
So What Uniquely Motivates & Engages An Employee? Well, it depends on the individual … Enter Personal Engagement Plans (PEP). If employers don’t know what engages and motivates their people, then they can’t effectively engage them. As everyone is different, we need to take the “workforce of one” philosophy and treat employees as individuals, not as a team or as an organisation. PEP’s are by far the most effective way to engage and motivate people...
Read MoreOne Size Fits All Strategies – Don’t Work, Never Did
Sorry, but for some time now I’ve, excuse the French, had the shits … …with the level of thinking around employee engagement research. Recently I’ve been frustrated with some comments regarding staff retention on LinkedIn groups and Google Alerts. Generally I’m concerned with the level of employee engagement thought leadership being bandied around the corporate world. I reckon if I read the question: “What engages employees?” one more time …. I think...
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