Employee Performance Management Takes Center Stage
In the new benchmark report, “Managing Employee Performance,” Aberdeen Group, found that while 78% of all organizations have a formal process in place to manage employee performance, Best-in-Class organizations are utilizing employee performance management (EPM) to achieve dramatic performance gains (including an average 24.5% improvement in the percentage of goals attained) that are otherwise unattainable by all other organizations. For organizations that achieved Aberdeen’s Best-in-Class status (the top 20% of aggregate performance scorers) in managing employee performance, the study shows that it starts with a focus on creating internal processes and organizational capabilities, including:
A process that holds managers accountable for employees' performance management
A process that ensures employees understand how their performance affects organizational goals
Standardized performance ratings across the organization for consistency in reviews
Informal meetings with managers and employees to define goals
The F Word Means You're Fired!
As the economy continues to sour, curse words have become standard parts of speech in many offices across the country. But beware, cussing at work could cost you your career. A new survey out today from TheLadders.com, an online marketplace for $100k+ jobs, reveals that 36% of US bosses have issued a formal warning, and 6% have fired an employee for swearing, deeming a foul mouth the most punishable of all workplace faux pas. The poll of more than two thousand executives conducted by TheLadders.com also finds that 81.2% of senior execs find a foul-mouthed colleague unacceptable to work alongside in the office.
TheLadders.com report looked at how seriously senior managers viewed manners and office etiquette. They found that 98.7% of survey respondents believed that the idea of office etiquette does exist and the majority (69.7%) said that they would fire an employee for bad office manners. The bulk of respondents (82.4%) have given an official warning for etiquette offences such as personal calls, loud talking or revealing clothing.
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