A message from CRG President & CEO, Dr. Vijay Jog: As 2012 comes to a close, I would like to reflect on a very exciting year and to announce that as expected, emPerform has experienced record growth in 2012. This growth was fueled by the addition of customers in almost every sector – Healthcare, Manufacturing, […]
‘Tis the season for appraisals and assessments. It’s a magical time of year when all of the company’s elves are formally evaluated for their performance over the past year (or past few months – depending on the frequency of evaluations) and the jingle jangle of SMART goal setting can be heard for miles. It is […]
You may think your choice of performance management software is a primarily internal decision that can’t possible have a strong impact on your brand. After all, the software you install to handle your back office management functions are exactly that: back office. Outside of your own HR managers and Operations teams, who even knows what […]
Annual performance review time is right around the corner for many companies, and for most managers and employees, the process will be smooth, positive, and largely ceremonial. But in every department, managers face a few performance reviews that keep them awake at night with dread. Low-performing employees tend to induce a series of mild headaches […]
This Guest Post was written by Kyle Lagunas, HR Market Analyst for Software Advice In a time when the workforce is increasingly transient, your ability to identify high-performing and high-potential employees—and that of your managers—is critical. And yet, many struggle to distinguish one from the other, negatively impacting their ability to develop and retain top […]
Succession planning is one of the most important elements of an effective staffing strategy, especially for managers and employers in the driver’s seat of smaller companies and start-ups. With a clear workforce deployment plan in place, employers and managers always know exactly how to proceed when a position becomes vacant. Employees who are ready to […]
More companies are choosing to enhance their review processes by incorporating 360° feedback (a.k.a. peer feedback) into their appraisals and decisions. Why? 360°’s are a powerful tool with an important purpose – to harness the power of rich multi-faceted perspectives to identify strengths and weakness and develop performance. 360° feedback provides multiple angles on specific […]
In order to monitor employee progress and provide meaningful appraisal data, most company managers need open communication channels and accurate performance records. There are no surprises there. But within most companies in an information economy, real management challenges go a little bit deeper. The hard part isn’t keeping the door open so employees can update […]
With review season right around the corner, we can almost hear HR cringe as they gear up for what can be a scary time. When confronted with reviews and self-assessments, employees suddenly start dragging their feet like zombies, managers begin dodging you in the halls like you are toting a chain saw, and HR is […]
When it comes to talent management, a surprising number of companies still believe that the process stops the minute an employee steps in the door. Even if they claim to cultivate, train, motivate and monitor employees to optimize productivity, their actual investment in these strategies isn’t what it should be – and their bottom lines […]
