Blog - Performance Management HQ

Everything performance management. Explore strategies and find insights, ideas & templates in our resource centre. Ohh & some leadership and career insights just for you.

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New Performance Templates Library

New Performance Templates Library

Performance templates

Download templates from our library of performance reviews, 1-on-1 agendas, engagement surveys, and more.

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1-on-1s

Bring 1-on-1s into the heart of your team's performance process.

See how we approach goals

Get your goals out of your business plan and make them a real focus.

Performance in action

Tips and ideas to put performance experiences in place

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The 101 Guide to Creating a Performance Management Policy in Minutes

Create clarity and engagement by communicating how performance management works in your organisation. Dive into our performance policy template to get started.
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The A-to-Z of onboarding new hires including (free) templates.

Everything you need to know about onboarding your new hire to help them adjust to their roles and responsibilities more quickly. Crewmojo's guide to an onboarding process that delivers higher engagement, increased productivity, and lower turnover rates. Let's explore.
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10 Things to Consider When Designing A Hybrid Work Model

Balancing flexibility with wellbeing, productivity, and performance
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Hybrid work policy - have you got the balance right?

Developing a hybrid work policy is about striking a balance, but with strong opinions across the spectrum, where exactly is the balance? Getting it wrong can create a backlash - a policy that’s too tight may not meet individual needs and a policy that’s too loose might not meet the team's needs... and some fear they risk the performance of the organisation. How can HR respond to these fears and balance the needs of employees?
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Using the power of automation to improve the performance experience

Our CEO Mark explains how automation can add value by removing the administrative burden that busy employees don't have time for. He also shares the strategies our customers use to empower their people to go above and beyond the base expectations.
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Skills - the New Currency of Work

The current labour shortage has once again made skills the "currency of work". Equipping your workforce with the skills they'll need in the future helps mitigate volatility, but most employers don't know what the skills makeup of their employees are, despite identifying skill development as a priority. Our Board Advisor, Breckon shares his views on the top skills you can nurture as a HR people leader that will continue to grow in relevance.
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Personal worries can impact performance

We don’t become emotionally indestructible robots the moment that we walk into the office every morning. We all “bring our problems to work” one way or another. The question is whether we’re able to discuss them with our colleagues and leaders.In any workplace, there should be a focus on building an engaged and high-performing team of individuals who understand each other and support each other. When two people solve a problem together, their bond becomes stronger. In my view, this problem doesn’t necessarily need to be work related either, I see taking an interest in each other on a personal level as only having a positive impact.

1-on-1s

Improve your 1-on-1 experience to have maximum impact

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How To Get The Most From The GROW Coaching Model

Adding an F to the GROW coaching model (or GROWF as we like to call it) is the secret sauce to highly effective coaching
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When you delegate - let them drive

Share the importance of delegation and empowerment with your managers through this simple analogy.
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Is empathy still a key leadership skill?

Breckon Jones, our Board Advisor and Head of Talent at Deloitte, shares his thoughts on the leadership skill of empathy as we head into 2022.
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Empathy vs Results Based Leadership: Which is Best?

Find out if empathetic leaders really do get better results
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Modern One-on-One Meetings: Common Mistakes & Best Practices

1-on-1 meetings are an essential part of leadership. A regular, informal but structured conversation that builds a trusted employee-manager relationship.

Leadership & Careers

Leadership and careers for HR & performance specialists

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How do we get people back in the office?

As the world grapples with the question, 'How do we get people back in the office?', we get into the heart of this tension, discussing the often-unspoken conflict between the expectations of senior management and the desires of employees.
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Natalie Nagele: A Focus on People-First HR Leadership

"Open floor plans will slowly die out. Whether it’s because remote becomes big(ger) or, more likely, leaders realize that their team needs to have quiet, focused space to work."
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8 People Management Skills for Modern Leaders

Right now is the perfect opportunity to reinvent your people management skills as we deal with the post-pandemic environment.
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The A-to-Z of onboarding new hires including (free) templates.

Everything you need to know about onboarding your new hire to help them adjust to their roles and responsibilities more quickly. Crewmojo's guide to an onboarding process that delivers higher engagement, increased productivity, and lower turnover rates. Let's explore.
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Thanks to Covid the Manager Employee Relationship has Got Personal

3 COVID trends impacting the manager employee relationship
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How to align remote teams with strategic goals

5 tips for setting strategic goals in uncertain times
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Corporate culture could learn a lot from space exploration

Can you imagine if Mission Control didn’t listen to problems being articulated by the Astronauts? Understanding the impact of not listening to your team.
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How to turn your performance review process into a performance experience

Your employee performance management process is one of the main processes that drive retention and the likelihood to stay with your organisation. It also creates a sense of connection and commitment to achieving the employee's and the organisation's shared goals. Team members want regular communication and feedback. They want to feel valued and they want to know where they're heading. A well-executed performance process will provide that for your employees.
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3 Routines For The Remote Worker (2.5 min vid)

Shifting to a remote working environment
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How to Manage Up Without Falling Over

Managing up is about taking on responsibility and investing in an important relationship which will ultimately make your job easier
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Running a business on trust — what I learnt

Teams with relationships based on trust absolutely rock! I know because I’ve had the privilege of working with a team like this. We out-performed all our competition, we punched well above our weight and we featured in Deloitte’s Top 50 fastest growing companies for 5 straight years.
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How I make inexperienced and unconfident decisions

The Marketing Manager gently closes the door behind him, explains it’s been a pleasure working with the team, but he’s been offered a position he can’t refuse and is moving on to new adventures. This position was critical for the company and we needed to find a replacement that could kick big goals.
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4 Remote Working Tips to Stay Connected, Informed and Focused

Helping managers lead their remotely working teams
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Zoom fatigue and what to do about it

We’re hearing that working from home can be more exhausting than a normal day in the office - here’s 3 tips to avoid Zoom fatigue

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Goals

Take a deep dive into the types of goals & how to set them

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How to align remote teams with strategic goals

5 tips for setting strategic goals in uncertain times
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What Employee Performance Goal Framework is Best?

What an employer should consider when adopting a performance goal framework
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Goals. Why don’t I like them?

Goals are worse than New Year’s Resolutions. When we make them they sound great, we’re all motivated and think we’ve got this… YEAH!! But, it’s easy to underestimate the time involved and it’s even easier to procrastinate a year away or get distracted by more ‘urgent’ activities.

Feedback

The A-Z of feedback

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This might change your mind about employee feedback tools

For most, creating a feedback culture is elusive. And the idea contained in this blog is perhaps the biggest reason why.
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Revamping Feedback: Can AI Help Us Communicate Better?

Exploring a new take on employee feedback with a little help from AI
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3 Employee Experience Tips To Supercharge Your Team

As a manager, having a cohesive team is real pleasure. I’ve worked with self-motivated people that seem to leap at every challenge and it made me proud to be part of a such a group. How energizing is it when you have a big workload, you’re kinda scared of what's ahead, and your team are like... Yeah! Let's get this done!
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The Value of Micro-Feedback

How micro feedback is more than a “well done and a pat on the back”. It suggests real, actionable steps to improve in a given situation. Learn more about how this feedback can enhance your impact as a leader.
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How to Make Feedback Your Secret Leadership Weapon in 3 Simple Steps

Employees need to feel connected to their team and understand how they’re going in real-time. They expect helpful feedback in-the-moment and not saved up for months at a time. Giving feedback is not always comfortable, so what’s the easiest way to do it?