I saw this picture today on my way home on the Reach Out Australia Facebook Page and maybe my brain was still switched onto HR mode but it reminded me of a few conversations I have had recently about how hard it is to manage employee performance when the employee just seems completely miserable. You know the situation. You sit across the table from the person and...

Recently I came across the HR Tech Report (you can download for free) which was collected, analysed and compiled by Navigo (who is an Australian HR IT company). The research was conducted by phone and email in 164 Australian organisations with over 500 employees, representing over 730,000 employees and the respondents were HR Managers (26%) or HR...

We’re coming up to Mid Year Performance review time at my work and as per usual, it’s like pulling teeth. I’m resilient to this though, because deep down I believe in how important it is to have goals and talk about your performance with you manager. I encourage talking about WHAT you’ve achieved, but also HOW you’ve achieved it. Kris...

Although the blog has been quiet for a few days, I can assure you that there has been a lot of movement for me behind the scenes in my personal life and in the world of work. I’ve spoken about change quite a bit before, but I’ve somewhat hit a wall in being able to influence personal change on others. Even when I write that down, I know it doesn’t make...

Losyk’s (2002) ‘How to conduct a performance appraisal’ is a brief snapshot on what he considers to be key elements of delivering positive and productive performance appraisals. He argues that understanding our biases is the “biggest challenge that impedes an effective performance review”. So what sort of biases are...