The recently issued mandate, “Performance Management for Federal Employees,” requires agencies to “provide a firm benchmark towards which employees must aim their performance.” It’s on point but fails ...

A new proposal addresses “inflated” evaluations for federal employees and the failure to “materially differentiate” between performance levels, OPM said.

The plan to institute a forced or “standardized” distribution of performance ratings upon the federal workforce has survived ...

Human resources leaders have been trying to design the best performance management program for decades. But it's been impossible to achieve because they often assume uniform needs where there is ...

A holistic, well-considered performance management process is key to fostering a motivated, high-performing team. A thoughtfully designed process supports employees’ growth, provides them (and their ...

Many years ago, when we were first introduced to the world of performance management, we became zealots, believing that cities and states were entering a brave new world in which government services ...