Research: Performance Reviews That Actually Motivate Employees
Nov 7, 2024 · Performance reviews are an important tool to help managers and organizations motivate and engage their workforce. Narrative-based feedback provides employees with …
Employee performance management - HBR
Nov 7, 2014 · Find new ideas and classic advice for global leaders from the world's best business and management experts.
Why Feedback Can Make Work More Meaningful - Harvard …
Jan 24, 2025 · Managers have long been told that feedback is critical to organizational success. They attend training after training to learn how to give effective feedback in order to manage …
What Are Your KPIs Really Measuring? - Harvard Business Review
Sep 14, 2020 · He is a recognized expert in strategy and performance measurement who helps managers, executives, and boards create successful organizations in the private, public, and …
The Secret to Building a High-Performing Team
Sep 4, 2025 · Teams need to be able to take risks—from making hard decisions, to naming inconvenient truths, to having a hard conversation—in order to be successful. But human …
What Makes Some Teams High Performing? - Harvard Business …
Aug 29, 2023 · Both small-scale studies and large research initiatives show the culture of a team — or the habits and norms of behavior among its members — has a big impact on its …
The Future of Performance Reviews - Harvard Business Review
Hated by bosses and subordinates alike, traditional performance appraisals have been abandoned by more than a third of U.S. companies. The annual review’s biggest limitation, the …
Teams That Prioritize Either Learning or Performance Perform Better
Sep 12, 2025 · Performance management practices and systems often encourage teams to “innovate and deliver,” pushing them toward high standards while asking them to be flexible …
The Balanced Scorecard—Measures that Drive Performance
The traditional financial performance measures worked well for the industrial era, but they are out of step with the skills and competencies companies are trying to master today.
Managing an Underperformer Who Thinks They’re Doing Great
Dec 2, 2020 · An underperformer on your team may not realize they have an inflated view of their own less-than-stellar performance. Clearer feedback or stronger supervision may help them …