Explore the top performance management trends for 2026, including AI, continuous feedback, hybrid work and employee ...

These four strategies can help organizations implement performance management that prioritizes alignment and development.

August 18, 2025 - Employers often encounter significant challenges when addressing the performance of employees particularly when the performance counseling (e.g., a performance discussion and/or ...

The employee performance management process is ready for an overhaul, thanks to the changing needs and requirements of employees, the organizations they work for and the customers they serve. The ...

The Office of Management and Budget has reversed a Trump-era management directive and will once again require agencies to develop strategic goals and objectives. OMB’s memorandum to agencies focused ...

Fifty-nine percent of managers and employees see little value in their organization's current performance management processes, a Betterworks survey found. Of the 1,063 managers polled, 62% admitted ...

The recently issued mandate, “Performance Management for Federal Employees,” requires agencies to “provide a firm benchmark towards which employees must aim their performance.” It’s on point but fails ...

Imagine a workplace where everyone takes ownership of their actions, meets deadlines consistently, and holds themselves accountable for delivering quality work. Such an environment fosters trust, ...

What makes a great government performance management leader? We have explored this question as we’ve worked with hundreds of governments across America to improve their performance measurement ...

In part one of this series we discussed how most organizations fall midway on the quality management continuum for their organizational structure, competence assurance and procedural adherence. Though ...