A performance gap within your team can have a serious impact on the productivity and performance of the business. That’s why it’s necessary to address performance gaps as early as possible. What causes performance gaps, and how do you close them? ContentsWhat is a performance gap?Why are performance gaps harmful to an organization?What causes performance…
The behavioral observation scale is a popular performance appraisal method because it is reliable and easy to use. It is different than an outcomes-based performance appraisal because it focuses on behavior rather than results. What exactly is a behavioral observation scale, its advantages and limitations, and how to create a BOS? Let’s get started! ContentsWhat…
Employees can be a company’s greatest asset or its biggest liability, depending on how they carry out their responsibilities. In fact, underperforming employees can undermine your organization’s performance. Learn what causes employees to underperform and how to manage underperforming employees and increase their productivity. ContentsWhat is underperformance?What causes employees to underperform?How to manage underperforming employees…
The Skill Will Matrix is a valuable performance management and employee engagement tool for managers. Undoubtedly, managers play a critical role in employee engagement, productivity, and retention. Therefore, how managers interact with their team directly impacts performance and engagement. The Skill Will Matrix provides a simple but powerful way for managers to customize their interactions…
How do you make sure you have the right leaders in place at your organization? In this interview, Sankalp Sharma, Head of Talent Management at Signify, provides insights into the stages of succession planning: making sure you have the right leadership bench, with the right capabilities, and leveraging the diversity of the workforce for succession. …
Despite the efforts most employers make to retain their employees, sometimes this relationship must come to an end. All employers need a written employee termination policy to clarify what constitutes the end of the employment agreement. What are the key points your termination policy and exit procedures should include? What considerations do you need to…
A solid talent management framework helps organizations execute their talent management strategy and improve performance. How can you develop and implement such a framework? ContentsWhat is a talent management framework?Why does your organization need a talent management framework?Elements of your talent management framework7 steps to develop a talent management framework What is a talent management…
HR analytics is about using data for informed decision making. The majority of variables of interest regard the H – human – in HR. They focus on abstract phenomena and one cannot measure them directly (e.g. job engagement). Assessments are the most used method for data collection of soft variables. We need them to provide…
Updated December 2021 The 9 box grid is a well-known tool for talent management and succession planning. In this practitioner’s guide, we will explain each box in the 9 box grid, the talent management action steps per category, and how you can use this framework in Excel for advanced reporting. Let’s dive in! ContentsWhat is…
The debate on presenteeism is currently being won by those supporting the idea that a culture of ‘always in’ is bad for morale and employee health. Yet, it’s still a slow process, since only a tiny minority of businesses are currently offering any form of mental health training for their staff. Obviously, it’s mutually beneficial…