Whether you employ a single part-time consultant or a dozen full-time workers, the people who work for you are your most important -- and often your most expensive -- resources. Appraising and ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

An employee performance appraisal is a process—often combining both written and oral elements—whereby management evaluates and provides feedback on employee job performance, including steps to improve ...

Performance appraisals that contain errors or are constructed from a supervisor's biased viewpoint can affect an employee's working relationship. Employees whose performance is ranked incorrectly or ...

People frequently appraise others and their performance. When chatting over coffee, it's natural to talk about what other people have accomplished, and how effectively they've done it. But these ...

Performance appraisals shouldn’t be closed-door meetings in which you lay out your employees’ faults. Conducted properly, appraisals can actually help build better relationships with your staff ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

As you become responsible for managing other people, you will likely need to conduct performance appraisals. These face-to-face discussions—ideally undertaken at least every 12 months—provide an ...