How should HR react to demands to manage out employees?

If employees aren’t working out, managers can be impatient to move them out of the organisation. How can HR strike...

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Annual appraisals – good, bad or just ugly?

Many companies are moving away from annual appraisals towards monitoring employees’ progress throughout the year. Keely Rushmore offers advice on...

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UK managers lack some of most desired leadership skills, research finds

UK managers are ill equipped to lead and get the best from their people, according to surveys from the CIPD...

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Adobe shares “Check-in”, its annual appraisal replacement

Adobe Systems, one of a number of high-profile companies to ditch annual appraisals, has made its “Check-in” materials freely available...

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Are bonuses becoming more like a service charge than a tip?

As the bonus season begins, Gerry O’Neill looks at whether the annual “incentive” has become less of a discretionary gratuity...

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How to make new performance management models work

New research shows a shift away from traditional performance management processes towards more a more agile, dialogue-based approach, so how... The post How to make new performance management models work appeared first on... Read more »

Wake up to the link between poor sleep and work performance

Poor sleep and work performance are linked, according to a recent study, backed up by a body of previous findings.... The post Wake up to the link between poor sleep and work performance... Read more »

Why has performance become a dirty word?

The idea of “performance” in the workplace has become tied up with negativity, argues Matt Barker, director of consulting company...

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National Dyslexia Week: time for employers to celebrate neurodiversity at work

To coincide with National Dyslexia Week, Acas has published research on policies and practices which can help staff with neurological... The post National Dyslexia Week: time for employers to celebrate neurodiversity at work... Read more »

“HR professionals are still the people who tell you that you can’t do something”

Stephen Bevan answers questions on evidence-based HR, perverse performance management and how technology is changing work.

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