The Office of Management and Budget has reversed a Trump-era management directive and will once again require agencies to develop strategic goals and objectives. OMB’s memorandum to agencies focused ...

Performance management is an ongoing process that helps organisations to align employee goals with broader organisational objectives. It involves setting expectations, providing regular feedback, ...

The employee performance management process is ready for an overhaul, thanks to the changing needs and requirements of employees, the organizations they work for and the customers they serve. The ...

Fifty-nine percent of managers and employees see little value in their organization's current performance management processes, a Betterworks survey found. Of the 1,063 managers polled, 62% admitted ...

August 18, 2025 - Employers often encounter significant challenges when addressing the performance of employees particularly when the performance counseling (e.g., a performance discussion and/or ...

What makes a great government performance management leader? We have explored this question as we’ve worked with hundreds of governments across America to improve their performance measurement ...

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 ...

Imagine a workplace where everyone takes ownership of their actions, meets deadlines consistently, and holds themselves accountable for delivering quality work. Such an environment fosters trust, ...

Who said that an organization’s main resource and true competitive advantage lies in its employees, their talent or their motivation? After all, maybe your real goal is to empty out your offices, ...