Free Perf Mgmt Articles online LO27104

From: Jack Zigon (jack@zigonperf.com)
Date: 08/05/01


Here are four new articles on performance management; two were published
this week.

>In this issue:

* A Five Year Study of Upward Feedback: What Managers Do With Their Results
Matters
* Can Pay for Performance Really Work?
* How MetLife Measures Core Behaviors for Leaders, Managers and Employees
* Kansas City, Mo.-Area Employers Work to Improve Employee Evaluations

Abstracts of each article follow below. All four articles are at
http://www.zigonperf.com/resources/pmnews.html under "New Articles in This
Issue".

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A Five Year Study of Upward Feedback: What Managers Do With Their Results
Matters

Research study showing that what managers do with upward feedback results
is related to its benefits. Personnel Psychology, July 1999.

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Can Pay for Performance Really Work?

While pay for performance can be a solution for some organizations in
search of new compensation concepts, it's not the answer for every company.
Design is important, and the downside can be steep. Workforce, August 2001

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How MetLife Measures Core Behaviors for Leaders, Managers and Employees.

Listing of core competencies which one company used as a basis for a pay
for performance program that was credited with the company's financial
upswing. Workforce, August 2001.

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Kansas City, Mo.-Area Employers Work to Improve Employee Evaluations.

Local consultant and companies work together to improve appraisal systems
with lots of manager-employee communication. Kansas City Star, February 25,
2001.

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-- Jack

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