Many small business owners have a small staff in which everyone feels like family. It can be difficult to "write a report card" for someone you feel very close to. Understand that the employee ...

Although human resources purists point out the numerous distinctions between the two, in practice, performance appraisal and evaluation are used interchangeably. Both refer to a process by which your ...

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Performance reviews or appraisals can trigger a range of emotions in employees. Some employees feel anxious, while others feel appreciative. Other employees may feel confident and look forward to ...

In lieu of an envelope, Lockheed Martin's one-page performance-appraisal form is on a computer screen. The annual appraisal is part of an integrated system that begins a year earlier, when individual ...

Most organizations have some sort of performance appraisal system in place to evaluate decisions related to promotions, salary hikes and professional development. To execute that, a set of ...