Performance appraisal systems are the core of effective communications between an organization and its employees, says career services firm Lee Hecht Harrison. Yet, if poorly done, they can undermine ...

Knowing what your employees can and cannot do is an essential part of running an efficient workplace. While watching them perform on a daily basis gives you some insight, it doesn’t always tell the ...

Many union leaders interpreted the Obama administration's March 16 decision to temporarily suspend conversions of employees into the National Security Personnel System as a sign that the president ...

The days of playing fast and loose with the performance rating system used to measure Senior Executive Service members are over, according to a memo issued Nov. 1 by Office of Personnel Management ...