“Yay, it’s time for my annual performance review!” said no worker ever. While the yearly assessment handed down from manager to staffer has become something for both parties to dread (and prompted ...

Goal-setting is an interactive process in which employee and supervisor set goals together in an atmosphere of open communication. When the process works effectively, the employee is confident that he ...

This summer, GE announced it was abolishing its “rank and yank” system, which assigns employees a performance score relative to their peers and results in the lowest percentile getting fired. Other ...