We often find employees and sometimes even the management being confused between performance reviews and performance appraisals In many cases these terms are used interchangeably which is not helpful at all However we need to understand that there are very specific differences between the two  T

Reviews over time have become a huge part of our lives Whether they are reviews about a movie you want to go to a product you want to buy or even your performance reviews at work The reviews have become very important because we have come to realize that having these reviews  in place is actuall

Giving feedback to employees can be tough Especially when it is negative   Managers often go wrong with this leading to employees walking out of their performance appraisal meetings confused  It is important to communicate clearly and effectively to help your workforce understand their plus

All managers are leaders but all leaders are not managers Let us start by putting this across first Though considered as overlapping entities the role of a leader and a manager are functionally very different from each other   How you ask  Leadership is not a facet of management There w

When we hear that someone in the team or in the organization has been put on a Performance Improvement Plan the first thoughts in our heads may be associated with a negative connotation of the concept A lot of employees believe that it is the first step an organization would take in order to lay som

Strategic HR is gaining popularity along with HR automation They go handinhand when it comes to building sustainable businesses around the world HR metrics are a way to assess the functioning of several employee aspects and how smoothly they are running  So what is HR metrics  Before I e

If you work then every day you spend some time at meetings Meetings can be of different types such as group meetings meetings to plan meetings team meetings and more Perhaps the most misunderstood out of all is a one on one meeting   Why  Because managers think that  to  meetings are a

Most employees and managers dont fully utilize the appraisal process No wonder they get paltry raises and zero recognition It leads to resentment against the organization  Why  Because everyone remembers about it on the final day of the review cycle This final day is often an output o

Performance reviews bring more anxiety than joy Especially during a selfappraisal process An employees mind is full of things like  Should I only talk about achievements  Am I bragging too much  Am I being selfcritical  and more  Its difficult to know what exactly should y

The world isnt the same anymore Work has become stressful and competition has become fierce  There is no secret ingredient Its just you A quote from Kung fu Panda probably best describes the situation of employees at work   To outperform others consistently an individual has to do a lot