About Human Resources: Performance Appraisals Don't Work; Exit Interviews

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Human Resources Human Resources Employ People Manage People Succeed at Work From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources Vol. 12 No. 82 - ISSN: 1533-3698 June 16, 2011 Dear People: Are you doing everything that is necessary to keep your job? With 9.1% unemployment (these are only the people counted; the actual unemployment number is much higher) and only 54,000 jobs created in May, holding on to the job you have is a priority. Here's how to keep your job (10 steps), when layoffs are occurring all around you at work and in your industry. If you're an employer, current economic indicators are screaming caution. Read more... Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this weekend, Susan Performance Appraisals Don't Work Second only to firing an employee, managers cite performance appraisal as the task they dislike the most. This is understandable given that the process of performance appraisal, as traditionally practiced, is fundamentally flawed. Read more... Powerful Performance Management Email Class Use Performance Management to Help People Succeed See More About:  performance appraisals  performance management  performance measurement The Manager's Opinion Is Always in the Mix Here's a little secret if you are still laboring under a different philosophic point of view. A manager's opinion of an employee's contribution is always a factor in the compensation decision mix. To artificially strip it out of the picture, seems like a game that attempts to disguise what is really going on. Read more... What Is Performance Development Planning? What Is Merit Pay? See More About:  compensation  performance development planning  job plans Perform Exit Interviews: See Sample Questions The exit interview with a terminating employee is your opportunity to obtain information about what your organization is doing well - and, what your organization needs to do to improve. Used in concert with employee satisfaction surveys, exit interviews are a rich source of information for organization improvement. Of course, I'd rather that you have that information before you lose a valued employee; in any case, better late than never...Read more... How to Handle an Employee Resignation When Is Quitting Your Job the Answer? See More About:  exit interviews  employee surveys  employee feedback Are You an Employer of Choice? Do you work for an employer of choice? Better yet, are you an employer of choice? You often see me writing about the actions and factors that make an employer, an employer of choice. An employer of choice is an employer who offers a work culture and workplace environment that attract and retain superior employees. The features of the environment available at an employer of choice favor the well-being of employees and customers. Read more... Culture: Your Environment for People at Work Interview Questions to Assess Cultural Fit See More About:  employers of choice  employee engagement  employment status Human Resources Ads Human Resources Employee Evaluation Employee Appraisal Employee Performance Employee Retention Featured Articles Reasons Why You Might Want to Use a Job Plan Are You On a Find an Ice Breaker Mission? Fight for Unemployment? In This Case, Yes! Phone Interview Best Practices and Questions   More from About.com Best Places to Live in America One of the nicest aspects of living in the U.S. is the ability to choose from a huge variety of climates and lifestyles. More> Birth Control Myths & Facts How much do you know about birth control types, sex myths and pregnancy? Can you identify the myths verses the facts? More> This newsletter is written by: Susan M. Heathfield Human Resources Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Human Resources newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Human Resources Basics, Careers, Jobs Free Human Resources Policies, Samples Human Resources: Job Interview Tips Human Resources Job Descriptions Top 10 Human Resources Tough Questions   Follow me on: Advertisement