By Robert Bacal - One of the major reasons performance management and performance appraisals fail is that too much time is spent appraising performance using vague criteria, and not enough time and effort put into helping the employee understand what his job is about, and the goals and objectives s/he is expected to achieve to be successful. Learn to do goal setting painlessly. ^new (Added: 5-May-2006 Hits: 898 )

By na - Goal setting and objective setting can serve to motivate employees, provided goal setting is done WITH employees, not to them. A number of specific objective setting tips and hints included here. ^new (Added: 17-May-2006 Hits: 775 )

By na - Most managers and supervisors today are attempting to quantify their departmental objectives and pass them on to their employees through performance standards. Despite the simplicity of this management-by-objectives approach, deadlines are missed, quality is relatively poor and productivity is low. The reason for this may not be the fault of the employees carrying out the work. The cause is most often associated with the immediate supervisor's lack of attention to the realities surrounding objectives. Setting objectives and performance standards requires a careful analysis of all the relevant issues. The article describes issues relevant to objective setting. ^new (Added: 7-May-2006 Hits: 629 )

By Robert Bacal - Employee goal setting is the bedrock, not just for effective appraisals, but also for the alignment of individual goals to corporate strategy. ^new (Added: 9-Jul-2007 Hits: 426 )

By Robert Bacal - Find out why goals and objectives are so critical to improving performance and managing it, and why they need to be specific, and understood by everyone. ^new (Added: 14-Oct-2006 Hits: 453 )

By Robert Bacal - In this excerpt from Perfect Phrases For Setting Employee Goals, the writer maps out the benefits for taking the time to set clear and agreed upon employee objectives. Covers benefits to company, manager, and how the employee benefits. ^new (Added: 7-May-2006 Hits: 259 )

By na - Describes a method for developing employee performance plans that are aligned with and support organizational goals using an 8-step process. Provides guidelines for writing performance elements and standards along with hands-on exercises to give users a chance to practice their new skills. 93 pages in adobe acrobat format (Added: 15-Aug-2005 Hits: 1344 )