I have now written over 250 blogs on performance management. Many of them discuss the theories behind performance management while others offer concrete suggestions. Listed here are many of the blogs I think offer the most practical advice. Some of the titles (underlined) are self-explanatory; others are not so I have included brief descriptions for some of the blogs.

Rating our Bosses: offers three pieces of advice derived from a Monster.ca survey

Performance Review: An Ongoing Conversation: how often a manager and employee should sit down to review performance

Preparing Our Managers for Performance Management: topics for manager training

Is a Progressive Discipline Policy Right for Your Organization?

What is a Calibration Meeting?

Conflict’s Bad Name: dealing with conflict

How do Metrics and KPI’s Differ?

A Clear Strategy Guides Both the “How” and the “What” of Work: strategic alignment

Writing Performance Logs

Can You Contribute to This List? employee engagement suggestions

Keep Work Interesting: building employee engagement

Be Specific When You Say Thank You

Goal Setting 101

What You Say Isn’t Always What Others Hear: communicating clearly

Dealing with Rude Behaviour

How Much Feedback is Enough?

Back to Basics: to keep or not to keep performance appraisals

Reducing Healthcare Costs through Education

Can We Devote 10 Minutes a Day to Practice Important Skills?

“I Appreciate” - The Two Magic Words

Do We Want to Eliminate Workplace Conflict? dealing with conflict

Finally, the two blogs that generated the most discussion/controversy are entitled:

Can a Manager Be Liked?

Are People Getting Smarter?