Mar 162 minAppraisal of What Performance?I was reading an article recently that suggested performance appraisals are for (1) providing feedback, (2) modifying or changing...
Mar 32 minWhy your performance management process is like a Ford Model TIf you were driving an original Ford Model T today, you would: · Manually crank the car to start it. · Use the two-speed...
Dec 7, 20212 minWhat do Performance Reviews and Santa Claus have in Common - 4 Years onFor four years I have suggested that while Santa is fictitious, he adds real value to our lives and inversely, performance reviews are...
Oct 21, 20212 minPerformance Management - Current Practice and Future TrendsA report from University of Sydney Business School has just been released on current and planned performance management practices in...
Jun 1, 20212 minAn Open Letter on the Current Direction of AHRIAt the recent HXM Digital Summit event, Sarah McCann-Bartlett the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Australian Human...
May 11, 20212 minWhy Reasonable Management Process Trumps Written PolicyTwo separate cases involving the dismissal of employees with near unblemished records recently came to light. In both instances, the...
Feb 2, 20213 minWhy do we (HR) keep getting it so wrong?I recently completed a critique of the Performance Review process for a national sales organisation. Sadly, I identified five fundamental...
Dec 15, 20202 minWhat do Performance Reviews and Santa Claus have in Common- 3 Years On.For three years I have suggested that while Santa is fictitious, he adds real value to our lives and inversely, performance reviews are...
Oct 30, 20202 minRigid Processes and Work FrictionAaron McEwan from Gartner gave a great presentation at a recent conference on how the current rigid processes and practices in our...
Jul 29, 20203 minJCU V Ridd – Lessons for HRBased on the Federal Court of Australia’s transcript. Professor Ridd was employed by JCU for a period of twenty-seven years and was...
Jun 24, 20202 minWhy Re-engage Dis-engaged EmployeesThe answer is simple. It permanently resolves the problems caused by the dis-engaged employee. And those problems are expensive in terms...
May 19, 20202 minThe New HR NormalThe Queensland Chief Health Officer is quoted as warning that we may never beat Covid-19 and the only thing we can do is manage it. What...
Dec 23, 20194 minHow to guarantee reasonable management action OK I admit up front I cannot guarantee that by following the guidelines in this blog you will be deemed to have taken ‘reasonable...
Apr 13, 20189 minWhat is Best Practice when it comes to the Difficult Conversation? Handling a difficult conversation can be a challenge for even the most confident among us. It requires skill, self-control and empathy....
Apr 8, 20182 minPerformance Management Lessons Learned from the Ball Tampering Incident Now that the dust has settled, let’s reflect on the lessons we can learn. Remember that on 28 March 2018, Steve Smith and Dave Warner...
Dec 16, 20172 minWhat do Performance Reviews and Santa Claus have in Common – 2 Years On. Two years ago, I posted a blog titled “What do Performance Reviews and Santa Claus have in Common?” In it, I concluded that while Santa...
Sep 5, 20172 minHow to Remove Ratings, Formal Reviews and PIPs I was recently asked if it was possible to move away from ratings, “mid year” and/or “annual” performance reviews and when things are...
Jun 10, 20172 minThe Myth of Effective Performance Improvement Plans. It should come as no surprise that about 80% of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) fail to achieve any improvement in performance. If...
Apr 10, 20172 minHonk if you love Performance Reviews “How many of us are the person we are today because of our performance appraisal?” asks Ken Miller. In his book “We Don’t Make Widgets”...
Jan 15, 20173 minWhy Do We Waste Time, Effort and Money on Performance Management? The evidence is clear that the process of performance management is costly in terms of time and effort and adds little, if any value. ...