Remove 2015 Remove Bonuses and Incentives Remove Performance Management
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Stuff Changes

Compensation Cafe

After every kind of corporate HR and consulting role in every industry, he was Senior Associate of pay surveyor ERI before returning to consulting in 2015. A prolific writer (author of the Performance Management Workbook ), speaker and frequent expert witness, Jim testified in many reasonable executive compensation cases.

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Cafe Classic: Don't Blame Incentives

Compensation Cafe

Editor's Note: Incentives are a tool. Incentives are not the cause of bad reinforcement programs, any more than forests should be blamed for the existence of warfare. Because incentives are powerful, they should be designed and implemented with great care. Jim Brennan expounds. It was a hell of a good place to write tickets.”.

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Cafe Classic: Put Pay in its Place

Compensation Cafe

For example, it has been well known throughout history that cash prizes cannot inspire creativity and everyone knows that poorly designed or morally hazardous incentive systems can distract workers from proper performance: but solid pay is a vital first step. Money is not everything.

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Time for HR’s 2014 Performance Appraisal

HR Daily Advisor

There’s certainly a long list of challenges, not the least of which is the performance appraisal process for employees. Here’s some guidance for your 2015 program. Anyone who does performance appraisals knows that there are 101 ways that they might not function as they should. Loss of incentive. Compliance?

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There May Still Be Enough Time!

Compensation Cafe

You may have already completed performance appraisal discussions, but performance should certainly be part of the discussion when 2014 increases and bonuses are covered with employees. Providing managers with prompts that can help them articulate their thoughts, especially if they find themselves in a tough spot.

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Maintaining the Focus: 7 Ways to Engage Long Term Employees

6Q

Through focusing on improved performance management , you can give your long term employees the flexibility and the creative license needed to empower themselves and turn their ideas into action. This can be achieved by creating a performance record and evaluating overall performance rather than desk minutes or working hours.

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Cafe Classic: Put Pay in its Place

Compensation Cafe

For example, it has been well known throughout history that cash prizes cannot inspire creativity and everyone knows that poorly designed or morally hazardous incentive systems can distract workers from proper performance: but solid pay is a vital first step. Money is not everything.