I'm the HR Director for a growing manufacturing firm. I started the job in July. I report to the CEO. I'm putting my 2018 plan together. One thing I told my boss "Jake" when he interviewed me is that ...

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In August 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Government Performance and Results Act, a pioneering piece of legislation that required federal agencies to create strategic plans, set annual goals ...

A subjective performance evaluation typically relates to intangible employee qualities and is based on subjective feedback from the manager as opposed to objective, measurable feedback. Use of ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Amanda Jackson has expertise in personal finance, investing, and social services. She is a ...

See what athletes are trying, and the side effects they risk. Aug. 5, 2013— -- intro: Since steroids hit the U.S. sports scene more than 50 years ago, athletes have found new ways to get faster ...

In the future of work, performance management will need to adapt in order to keep up with the changing workforce. With so many developments happening, such as the increase in contract and freelance ...

Research shows, unsurprisingly, that people who can handle performance anxiety, enjoy performing under pressure, and are aware of others’ expectations have an edge during consequential interactions.

Project-based learning is nothing new. More than 100 years ago, progressive educator William Heard Kilpatrick published “The Project Method,” a monograph that took the first stab at defining ...

Any Tesla talk these days inevitably turns political. That's understandable; a lot of longtime electric vehicle fans aren't happy with the guy up top. But like it or not, Tesla still sets the tone for ...

The June 17 memo from the Office of Personnel Management’s acting Director Charles Ezell, “Performance Management for Federal Employees”, reflects an important development for managing employee ...

OK, let’s try this one more time. Last summer, I drove a Tesla for the first time. It was a standard Model 3 dual-motor, but the then-newly refreshed “Highland” version. I’d built up what Teslas are ...