Performance Management

General performance management topics including goals, feedback and reviews.

Best Employee Training and Development Software for SMBs (2024)

Unleash your SMB's potential with investment in employee training and development software - transforming teams, enhancing skills, and nurturing success

PeopleGoal Content Team

Feb 01, 2024·5 min read

Best Payroll Software For Small Businesses: A 2024 Guide

Discover the best payroll providers for your small business. Streamline wage management, taxes, and benefits with easy-to-use software.

PeopleGoal Content Team

May 15, 2023·5 min read

5 Amazing Templates for Every Performance Review

Make your next performance review stress-free! We've got 5 templates for performance reviews at every stage of your performance cycle.

PeopleGoal Support Team

Dec 01, 2022·8 min read

What feedback questions should we ask when evaluationg managers and employees?

The key to generating valuable feedback is ensuring that the right questions are asked. Here we list some of the best options availiable.

Sophie Smith-Watkins

Nov 17, 2022·2 min read

How to choose a performance review software that adds value

A performance review software can help you identify top talent and reword your people. Sometimes it's difficult to find the right softaware that adds value to your organization. Read on to find out what you should consider...

Sophie Smith-Watkins

Oct 03, 2022·4 min read

Performance Management Software for Small Business HR Teams

Choosing a performance management software for small businesses can be a daunting and overwhelming task. How do you set your priorities and make the right choice from the myriad of platforms available?

PeopleGoal Team

May 12, 2022·5 min read

Performance Objectives - What Are the 5 Business Objectives?

The obvious performance objectives of any business are effectiveness and productivity. You also need to consider quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost to achieve overall success.

Joseph Garvey

May 04, 2022·3 min read

How to Write Your Career Goals

Career goals are a great way to establish a foundation for what you want to achieve and stay on track with your progress.

PeopleGoal Team

Aug 25, 2021·3 min read

The three pillars of employee performance management

There are three main pillars in the employee performance management cycle. In addition to the pillars there are also three main processes that revolve around the three pillars.

James Ayling

Aug 23, 2021·4 min read

Tips for Effective Employee Performance Reviews

How to run effective performance appraisals

James Ayling

Aug 23, 2021·4 min read

Employee Performance Management Software : 9 Key Features

Effective performance management software.

James Strickland

Aug 20, 2021·3 min read

Performance Reviews vs Continuous Feedback: Pros and Cons

Performance Reviews or Continuous Feedback? We weigh up the pros and cons of these very different performance management methods.

Lara Kelly

Jul 08, 2021·7 min read

How to Build a Development Plan Template

Development Plans are an essential part of the career development process for all employees. Download our 2 templates to begin planning your next steps!

PeopleGoal Team

Jul 07, 2021·3 min read

10 Performance Management Software Problems and Quick Fixes

We take an honest look at 10 common performance management software problems - and how you can fix them.

Lara Kelly

Jul 01, 2021·7 min read

How to Create a Talent Matrix for your Company

A talent matrix helps you assess your employees performance and potential. Read on for our 5 top tips on how to build a talent matrix suitable for your company.

PeopleGoal Team

Jun 30, 2021·4 min read

Top 25 Remote One on One Meeting Questions for Employee and Manager

Finding remote one on one meetings difficult? Use this blog as some inspiration on how to maximise success as both an employee or a manager.

PeopleGoal Team

Jun 29, 2021·6 min read

Top 10 Management Tools to Support Your Teams

Looking for a way to boost your management practices? Read our top 10 management tools to strengthen you and your teams through more efficient and simplified management processes.

PeopleGoal Team

Jun 24, 2021·6 min read

Career Development: The 4 Key Essentials

Career Development is important for employee growth and an organization's performance. Here we discuss the 4 key essentials every employee should consider when planning their career development!

PeopleGoal Team

Jun 24, 2021·4 min read

6 Reasons Why Development Planning is Important

Development Planning is used by many organizations to support employees and help them grow professionally. We explore 6 reasons why this is important.

PeopleGoal Team

Jun 22, 2021·4 min read

5 Simple Ways to Create a Weekly Report on Tasks Completed

Weekly reports are important to track the progress of your team. Read on to find out 5 simple ways to create your own weekly reports.

PeopleGoal Team

Jun 17, 2021·4 min read

How to Run Flexible Employee Manager Check-ins

Frequent check-ins are the cornerstone of continuous performance management, but how should you set up the process? Read on to find out.

Sophie Smith-Watkins

Apr 29, 2021·4 min read

How to Set Personal Development Goals

Personal development goals fast-track professional growth by outlining a roadmap to the next career stage. Follow these 5 steps to set development objectives that will take your career to the next level.

Sophie Smith-Watkins

Apr 12, 2021·4 min read

24 Employee Feedback Examples for Key Soft Skills

Soft skills effect how we relate to other employees, how we motivate ourselves, and much more. Use these phrases to asses them in reviews and one on ones.

Lara Kelly

Mar 31, 2021·6 min read

Top 27 Self-Assessment Questions for Managers

Development Plans: 5 Steps to Employee Growth

Creating development plans can be complex - but with these 5 steps you can improve your employees' confidence and skills.

Lara Kelly

Feb 17, 2021·5 min read

How Performance Check-ins Boost your Performance Reviews

Without ongoing feedback, conventional performance reviews can lack substance. Find out how regular check-ins reduce miscommunications and help with goal setting

Lara Kelly

Jan 26, 2021·4 min read

Reinvent your Performance Management Process for the Future of Work

Adapting to an increasingly diverse and agile workforce is crucial to ensuring the development and growth of your organization.

James Ayling

Jan 20, 2021·5 min read

5 Tips to Improve Remote Performance Reviews

Follow these top tips to better manage the performance of remote employees

Sophie Smith-Watkins

Jan 08, 2021·6 min read

Top 10 Employee Engagement Software Systems for 2020

Our picks for the best employee engagement software on the market in 2020.

Lara Kelly

Nov 25, 2020·6 min read

7 Feedback Tips for a Better Remote Workplace

Great managers provide great feedback. Find out how to use feedback to support remote teams.

Lara Kelly

Nov 03, 2020·5 min read

Ace Remote Performance Reviews in 2020 with these Tips

Follow these starting points for a performance review process that inspires your remote employees

Lara Kelly

Oct 21, 2020·5 min read

5 Best Feedback Surveys to Boost Performance

Find out how to design a survey for clear and informative feedback on performance

Lara Kelly

Oct 12, 2020·5 min read

How to kick off a Learning and Development plan in your company

With a good plan, any organization can prepare employees to rise up the ranks, ensuring higher retention levels.

James Ayling

Sep 28, 2020·4 min read

Objectives and Key Results Set Remote Teams up for Success

Implementing the Objectives and Key Results methodology for your team is the secret to remote working success. We discuss how to effectively utilise OKRs while working remotely.

Sophie Smith-Watkins

Sep 10, 2020·6 min read

Telecommuting best practices: What you need to know

Explore telecommuting and learn all you need to know in terms of its benefits, best practices, and a helpful implementation checklist.

PeopleGoal Team

Aug 02, 2020·5 min read

How to Measure Performance Management Effectiveness and Efficiency

It is not an easy task to measure performance management system effectiveness. There are various aspects to consider when evaluating the performance management process.

Dominika Cechova

Mar 02, 2020·4 min read

How to Select a Performance Management System for Employees

Performance management is about developing people. Talk to your employees, understand how they do their best work and build your performance management system into the flow of work.

Kylie Strickland

Feb 24, 2020·4 min read

Employee Self-evaluation Sample Answers for Key Soft Skills

Self-evaluation is often part of an annual performance appraisal, to keep the management informed of your work progress and to help your personal development.

Dominika Cechova

Feb 20, 2020·6 min read

15 Tips to Run an Effective Employee Survey

What is an employee survey and how do I make the most effective one possible?

Joseph Garvey

Feb 19, 2020·7 min read

Connected Employees: 10 ways to connect with your team

Connected employees are a must-have for companies that want to be successful in 2020. Find out how to create a culture of belonging in your organization.

Dominika Cechova

Jan 20, 2020·9 min read

5 Ideas to help you with career self-development

A helping hand for career self-development!

Joseph Garvey

Jan 16, 2020·7 min read

7 Ways To Improve Work Performance in 2020

The chances are you just went through your annual performance review, and feel motivated to find ways to improve work performance even more in 2020. We've got you covered!

PeopleGoal Team

Jan 13, 2020·4 min read

One on One Meeting Questions Format for Managers

Tips for setting up a new one on one meeting format for your team, which questions to ask and how to get the most out of your meeting time.

Kylie Strickland

Dec 20, 2019·3 min read

How to Ask for Feedback That Will Help You Improve

Asking for feedback is challenging at least. Is there a way how to ask for feedback? Find out about ways to make your workforce comfortable asking how to improve.

PeopleGoal Team

Dec 18, 2019·4 min read

Bias in Performance Appraisal: An Employee and Manager Perspective

Bias in performance appraisals can cause inadequate review of employee and negatively affect their motivation. Find out more about common biases to avoid them.

PeopleGoal Content Team

Dec 11, 2019·7 min read

High Performing Teams: 7 Lessons HR Can Learn from Sports

High performing teams share some common ground across various industries. What can HR learn from sports to boost the performance of their teams?

Joseph Garvey

Nov 28, 2019·6 min read

Examples of Performance Objectives and Indicators for all Business Functions

These performance objectives examples and indicators will help you develop an effective business strategy and help your employees and business grow.

PeopleGoal Content Team

Nov 26, 2019·4 min read

20 Examples of SMART Goals for Employees

Examples of SMART goals for employees can help you to effectively set goals that will not only help your professional development but also organizational growth.

Dominika Cechova

Nov 22, 2019·3 min read

40 Questions for a successful one-on-one meeting

Want a helping hand for your next one-on-one, here are some questions to get you started?

Joseph Garvey

Nov 21, 2019·8 min read

How to Set Up a Development Plan for Employees

A development plan for employees is a must have for any organization that wants to successfully grow and retain their best talent over time.

Dominika Cechova

Nov 21, 2019·6 min read

Performance Management Hacks for a Progressive Workforce

Performance management is evolving at an insuppressible rate. Learn more about the new workforce types.

PeopleGoal Content Team

Nov 20, 2019·8 min read

10 Annual Performance Review Employee Self Evaluation Examples

We'll show you how to go about writing your self evaluation, and outline ten annual performance review employee self evaluation examples to demonstrate what a good self assessment looks in five commonly used performance review areas.

Kylie Strickland

Nov 19, 2019·6 min read

5 SMARTER Goal Examples

What are SMARTER goals? We take a look at the new approach and give you some industry SMARTER goal examples to help you develop your own.

Joseph Garvey

Nov 09, 2019·8 min read

What are the Effects of Performance Appraisal on Employees

PeopleGoal have the research-based answers to managers' most pressing question: Are performance appraisals good for your employees?

PeopleGoal Content Team

Nov 07, 2019·9 min read

How to Write SMART Goals Using 5 Whys

Writing SMART goals can be challenging. The methodology requires a certain level of detail and focus to set them effectively. Therefore, you need to understand the reasoning behind why the goal is worth setting in the first place.

Dominika Cechova

Nov 06, 2019·4 min read

A Process for Employee Strengths and Weaknesses

Employee strengths and weaknesses can be a key indicator of their success in their job as well as the success of your organization. Find out useful tips and methods how to identify and evaluate them here.

PeopleGoal Content Team

Nov 05, 2019·6 min read

It Is Time for SMARTER Goals Setting

SMARTER goals setting allows you to make the most of SMART methodology and continually improv performance. How to do so and what the SMARTER acronym stands for?

Joseph Garvey

Nov 04, 2019·5 min read

How to Create a Goal Process for your Team

A great goal process gives everyone visibility of and accountability for your team's targets.

Kylie Strickland

Oct 22, 2019·5 min read

SMART Goals for Work: Examples and Tips

SMART goals for work are essential for individual development as well as the overall performance of an organization. The SMART goals methodology allows you to set clear goals for individuals as well as teams and achieve business growth.

Dominika Cechova

Oct 04, 2019·3 min read

How to Create SMART Goals for Marketing: Examples and Tips

Setting SMART goals for marketing can help you develop an effective marketing strategy and set your team up for success.

Dominika Cechova

Oct 03, 2019·4 min read

How to Give Manager Feedback: 5 Examples

360 feedback makes the world go round; and that means we should all be giving feedback - even to our managers. Here's 5 examples of manager feedback done right

Content Team

Oct 02, 2019·4 min read

How to write a one on one email request: 6 examples

Take it easy! Use some of our email templates to organize your next one on one meeting.

Joseph Garvey

Sep 27, 2019·4 min read

How to Set Up a Performance Management Cycle That Employees Love

Performance management cycle can be set in five simple steps that will enable the managers and employees to align their efforts with wider company culture.

PeopleGoal Team

Sep 25, 2019·3 min read

How to Set Up an Outstanding Performance Appraisal Process

The performance appraisal process can commonly be seen as ineffective. However, an outstanding continuous appraisal process can massively improve the performance of your company.

Dominika Cechova

Sep 19, 2019·7 min read

Why human resources are important? An employee's perspective.

HR isn't just to help the organization succeed, it is also there to help you. Find out how...

Joseph Garvey

Sep 16, 2019·5 min read

What is a Performance Manager?

A performance manager is often essential in both small and large businesses alike. This article covers the typical responsibilities and importance of the role.

Content Team

Sep 11, 2019·5 min read

One on one meeting templates to make your life easier

Check out some of these example one on one meeting templates that we have created to help you devise the most effective one on one meeting possible.

Joseph Garvey

Sep 09, 2019·8 min read

What is the purpose of SMART goals?

We take a look at what the purpose of SMART goals is, why they are important and the benefits they can bring.

Dominika Cechova

Sep 02, 2019·2 min read

What does 'cascade' mean in terms of Goals and Objectives?

Cascading goals is a long-recommended performance management strategy, but what does cascade mean for the organization and its employees?

Kylie Strickland

Aug 30, 2019·3 min read

How to Run a One on One Discussion with Your Employee

One on one discussion is an invaluable tool to coach and develop direct reports. Find 11 tips that will drastically improve your 1-1 meetings starting right now.

Content Team

Aug 30, 2019·5 min read

How to discuss poor performance with an employee

Need some tips on how to discuss poor performance with an employee? Read on...

Content Team

Aug 27, 2019·9 min read

What is Performance Management?

Performance management helps you to develop employees to their best potential. It's a multi-faceted system that delivers clarity, focus and productivity to an organization.

Joseph Garvey

Aug 23, 2019·9 min read

SMART Goals in Nursing: 5 Examples

SMART goals in nursing examples to construct your own meaningful, relevant objectives that drive your career forward.

Kylie Strickland

Aug 21, 2019·5 min read

How to be effective at work 8 hours a day

Working 8 hours a day is still the norm for the majority of workers but how we can become more productive in our workday.

PeopleGoal Team

Aug 18, 2019·4 min read

SMART Goals for Managers and Leaders

Setting SMART goals for managers and for your team is an easy exercise to promote strategic alignment and motivation.

Kylie Strickland

Aug 16, 2019·4 min read

5 SMART Goals Examples to Inspire You

SMART goals examples that take a vague ambition and use the SMART methodology to transform that into awesome, actionable objectives.

Kylie Strickland

Aug 15, 2019·5 min read

How to work smarter not harder using SMART goals

We often spend a lot of time completing our tasks rather than planning resulting in working harder not smarter. There is a simple fix to working smarter instead of harder.

Content Team

Aug 10, 2019·4 min read

9 Positive Feedback Examples For Colleagues

Giving feedback to colleagues always help to reinforce positive behavior. We have created a list of positive feedback examples to encourage positive actions within a company.

PeopleGoal Team

Aug 10, 2019·6 min read

Super Easy SMART Goals Template for Word and Google Docs

Supercharge your performance with this awesome SMART goals template. Track and accomplish goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely.

Kylie Strickland

Aug 09, 2019·3 min read

How to run an effective performance review process in 2019

Whether you are a HR director, a manager, or an employee, there is probably something you’d like to change about the performance review process.

Content Team

Jul 17, 2019·6 min read

Employee Performance Improvement Plan: 8 tips to make it work

An Employee Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a formal document targeted to help improve performance through talent management and a specific strategy.

Joseph Garvey

Jul 12, 2019·5 min read

Employee Experience Journey Mapping

Employee experience journey mapping can help you create positive experiences for your employees and improve the employee retention in your organization.

Dominika Cechova

Jul 12, 2019·9 min read

How to Improve Employee Performance

Making sure your business is performing well is a collective effort. It is highly dependent on the performance of your employees. Below are some effective ways how to boost performance of your workforce.

PeopleGoal Team

Jul 09, 2019·4 min read

Employee Development Plan: How to Create a Plan that Works

A great employee individual development plan should be all about action. Learn how to create one and see a development plan sample.

Kylie Strickland

Jul 05, 2019·4 min read

Encouraging Feedback from Employees

Encouraging feedback from employees is tough! Start by assessing the way you're promoting your tool and address the reasons people are afraid to give feedback.

Kylie Strickland

Jul 03, 2019·6 min read

5 Key Employee Onboarding Process Steps to Master

Find out about key employee onboarding process steps to master. Getting onboarding right will help you to retain your best talent and create an engaged employee ambassador for your company.

Dominika Cechova

Jun 28, 2019·4 min read