by Ira Wolfe | Jun 10, 2014 | Employee Motivation, Employee Performance Management
We often think about manners as either good or bad etiquette. You know – the Emily Post sort of stuff. But that is barely scratching the surface when it comes to evaluating employee performance. A good place to start is with a definition of etiquette. Etiquette...
by Ira Wolfe | May 20, 2014 | Employee Performance Management
The annual performance review has a big bulls-eye on it. Nearly every day I receive an alert, newsletter, or magazine criticizing and critiquing its ineffectiveness. Despite the near unanimous agreement on the importance of giving employee’s feedback, the...
by Ira Wolfe | Apr 3, 2014 | Employee Performance Management
How do you measure employee motivation? How do you know if an employee is motivated enough … or too much? Which motivations positively affect performance, safety, and stress? Is it possible that some motivations provide short term rewards but adversely affect...
by Ira Wolfe | Mar 24, 2014 | Employee Performance Management
Conflict is not a four-letter word. But that’s not the opinion or first reaction by most people. They cringe at the mere mention of it. They get defensive as if conflict is a reflection on their skill as a manager or their performance as an employee. It seems...
by Ira Wolfe | Mar 22, 2014 | Employee Performance Management
Annual performance reviews are under attack. Some experts even boast that employee performance appraisals are dead. But whether you support them or abhor them, one thing seems to gather common ground – the performance review process needs to be improved. Many...
by Ira Wolfe | Feb 17, 2014 | Employee Performance Management
Typically new hires are motivated employees. They arrive at the workplace with a positive attitude and lots of energy and ambition. But even the most skilled employee lacks some competence while he or she learns new systems and attempts to integrate into company...
