The COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but a different kind of epidemic has also been seemingly sweeping the world of work – an epidemic of employee demotivation. Results of a recent Gallup poll found that just 36 per cent of […]
If the latest research is to be believed, companies are still struggling with two of the most fundamental people management issues – keeping employee absence under control and employee performance management. The latest data from the ONS shows that employee […]
As employers increasingly feel more confident about their business prospects* post-lockdown, many organisations have upped their recruitment efforts. But instead of spending arduous amounts of time and resources on external hiring, identifying and growing your talent internally may be the […]
How to deal with a difficult performance review in summary: Dealing with a difficult performance review can be challenging, but it’s important to approach it with a positive mindset and a willingness to learn and grow. Take the feedback provided […]
I’m really looking forward to the next round of performance reviews – said no manager, ever. Endless form filling and the task of fitting appraisal meetings into an already packed diary can make performance management feel like a real chore. […]
For many organisations, when the workplace had to quickly adapt to cope with COVID-19, they didn’t expect to still be managing those challenges come performance review time. Yet, as November looms, that’s exactly what businesses are facing – performance management […]
It’s a fact of life that people don’t like change – so introducing any new HR process that requires people to think and act differently is always going to be a challenge. Performance management is a problematic subject – often regarded […]
Summarising what performance check-ins are, and the questions you should ask… Performance check-ins are an essential part of effective performance management, and this article looks at the questions you should as as an HR professional. Asking the right questions during […]
HR professionals often find themselves in the unenviable position of facing managing pressure from multiple sides of a business. Balancing legal and compliance obligations, instructions from business leaders, and feedback and requests from the workforce isn’t easy, and these demands […]
Performance management is a key HR activity for most businesses, but how it’s administered can vary greatly between organisations. Businesses managing performance via paper-based processes or spreadsheets, or standalone performance systems are missing out on the advantages of having performance […]
Building relationships, saving time, and improving process flows with Cezanne HR We recently spoke with Lizanne, HR Business Partner at PRMA who ‘enable faster patient access to therapies that improve health outcomes’. We wanted to better understand how Cezanne HR […]
No-one likes to either give or receive difficult feedback, even more so right now when people are still dealing with the consequences of COVID-19. But, employee performance won’t improve unless employers communicate clearly about problems, and staff are able to […]
