This week's Compensation Daily Advisor covers employee performance challenges, setting goals, FMLA, and the 800-lb. gorilla.
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--Everyone knows that performance appraisal is important, but most employers have trouble making their systems meaningful, says Dr. B. Lynn Ware. Start by defining performance and figuring out why employees don’t perform, she says.
How to Set Hard Goals for Soft Objectives
--In Monday's Advisor, expert Dr. Lynn B. Ware offered best practices in goal-setting. Today, how to set measurable goals for soft objectives, plus we announce a timely webinar on pay-for-performance.
The 5 Hoops—FMLA Leave over Children 18 and Older
--Employees who are eligible for FMLA leave who want to take leave to care for a child 18 years of age or older must jump through five hoops to qualify.
Practical Examples: FMLA to Care for Children 18 and Above
--In Wednesday's Advisor, we offered guidelines for the minefield of FMLA leave for children 18 and older. Today, concrete examples from DOL of how to manage this leave, plus an introduction to the all-things-compensation-in-one-place website, Compensation.BLR.com.
Got an 800-Pound Gorilla? Confrontation Time
--In today’s Advisor, business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald, author of The Oswald Letter and CEO of BLR®, offers his thoughts on dealing with an 800-pound gorilla—as every office seems to have at least one.