Conversations about employee performance can be difficult, especially if the employee's performance falls below the company's expectations. On the other hand, employees labeled "marginal" or who have ...

The unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, the lowest in almost 50 years, and remains low, at 4 percent in January. That means many consumers who have jobs can buy our goods and services.

I’ve written previously about the benefits of a high-performance workplace. Others have produced reams of copy on how to motivate employees and achieve maximum efficiency. Many advocate complex bonus ...

Managing the behavior and performance of your employees can be a difficult challenge, especially if you have workers who continually fail to produce acceptable results. You must find a way to address ...

Employee benefits are a company’s recruiting and retention value proposition. To compete, a company must understand current trends and regularly review their current benefits to see if it fits the ...

Your most gregarious employee suddenly becomes withdrawn and aloof. Your previously decisive team leader can't seem to make the simplest decision. Your easygoing coworker starts arguing with coworkers ...

I think you expressed the point about “Jim”, the marginal employee well (see “ Rights, privileges, fairness and equality, ” Keep the Joint Running, 5/5/2008). What about the flip side where management ...