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Sympa – Make Appraisals Work Handbook

Feb 28, 2023 | 0

We designed this eBook as guidance for HR personnel looking for ways to support managers in running better appraisals.

Paul Burrin: Goodbye annual appraisals, hello continuous performance management

Jun 19, 2019 | 0

Why are companies looking backwards at past performance when they should be planning how the employee can excel (and be happier and more fulfilled) in the future? Paul Burrin explores.

Revealed: Employees want regular check-ins with the line managers

Jun 11, 2019 | 0

Here is a clear message to organisations that employees want this regular contact with line managers and that check-ins are an essential element of a successful performance culture and employee well-being.

Appraisals going out of fashion as employees left wanting for constructive criticism

Dec 17, 2015 | 0

The theatre is not a place that wants for criticism. Reviews of performances come in thick and fast and when praise is due it often gushes and in similar fashion, when something is judged to be terrible, the poison pours. Performers, in some cases, use reviews to hone and better their performance.

Julie Windsor: Does the annual appraisal have a future as an employee evaluation tool?

Jan 7, 2015 | 1

Against this backdrop of changing mindsets, it is clear that a siloed approach to the annual appraisal cannot deliver on employees’ expectations of ongoing corporate transparency and also meet changing business needs.

Gary Cattermole: Going full circle on appraisals

Jul 15, 2014 | 0

According to a recent CIPD survey of more than 2,500 employees, 30% per cent felt that their...

Gary Cattermole: Engage the Survey, Drive the Company

Jul 9, 2014 | 1

You’re aware that the company has to be constantly driven forward, that it needs to succeed and it...

Rob Rave: Annual staff surveys don’t engage employees

Mar 6, 2014 | 1

Most companies carry out an annual staff survey to gauge the opinions of their employees and, if...

Performance appraisal is dead; long live performance management

Dec 10, 2012 | 1

Drucker published ‘The Practice of Management’ in 1954. Soon, the concept of the annual...

Survey suggests workplace appraisals are ‘pointless’

Nov 15, 2012 | 1

A new report has suggested that workplace appraisals are a waste of time with more than one in...

Chris Welford: Feedback – always a good thing? Part 2

Jun 23, 2011 | 0

So, what is the best way of giving feedback to those high performers who we looked at in the last...

Chris Welford: Feedback – always a good thing? Part 1

Jun 10, 2011 | 0

It’s generally accepted that feedback is a good thing. We tend to complain that there’s not enough...

Frequent communication is key to boosting staff morale

Mar 14, 2011 | 0

Over 50% of managers give their employees both frequent honest communication and regular praise to...

100,000 managers use 360-degree feedback

Nov 15, 2010 | 1

More than 100,000 employees are assessed using 360-degree feedback, according to a survey of major private sector employers. Management development has been the traditional focus of 360-degree feedback, today nearly four in ten...

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