Times have changed. More and more companies have decided to radically change (read "scrap" or "re-engineer") their performance appraisal process. Last week at our research conference we spoke with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leadership development and building strengths. The world is currently witnessing a dramatic change in the practices ...

There is a basic human tendency to make judgements about those one is working with, as well as about oneself. Appraisal, it seems, is both inevitable and universal. In the absence of a carefully ...

Performance appraisal doesn't benefit only employees. Organizations that use the results of performance appraisal to identify areas of strength and opportunity can benefit as well. Performance ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Performance appraisal is important for small businesses as well as large, but unfortunately many businesses don't take maximum advantage of this opportunity to coach, counsel and develop employees.

A top federal court has affirmed that federal agencies do not need to negotiate with the unions that represent their workforces over changes to performance evaluations, ending a fight that has been ...

Major international companies are reported to be increasingly changing their executive and staff performance appraisal systems away from the traditional, formal annual evaluations. The trend is to ...

The focus is shifting from accountability to learning. by Peter Cappelli and Anna Tavis When Brian Jensen told his audience of HR executives that Colorcon wasn’t bothering with annual reviews anymore, ...