How to Make Year-End Performance Appraisals a Constructive Event

ASTD Staff

It’s that time of year again. The time in the business world where managers and employees face, often with anxiety, year-end performance appraisals. The managerial challenge? How to make these evaluations a candid and constructive but not demotivating event. More »

Executives Need to Boost Employee Performance by 20 Percent in 2013

ASTD Staff

CEB, the leading member-based advisory company, today released its annual Executive Guidance indicating that the majority of executives are seeking breakthrough performance gains of 20 percent from their employees to achieve their business goals in 2013. However, only f... More »

Making The Most Of The Dreaded Annual Review

ASTD Staff

Rather than investing your time and resources in driving manager compliance with check-the-box corporate-driven online engagement action plans, get your managers talking to their people. More »

Workplace Happiness Survey Finds Friends Are More Important Than Salary

ASTD Staff

A survey of 1,000 workers in the United Kingdom conducted by the job search website Jobsite showed that for 70 percent of respondents, friends at work is the most crucial element to a happy working life. This compares to 55 percent who said money was most important More »

Maximizing the Value of Frontline Leaders

ASTD Staff

How can HR executives maximize the value that frontline supervisors can contribute to a business? More »