Managing

Performance management methods, including performance reviews, no longer benefit businesses. Learn alternative methods from companies paving the way.

Business ethics are essential to maintaining an excellent business reputation. Learn how GM's 2014 recall fiasco presents ethics lessons for all businesses.

An attractive benefits plan can help retain employees, lower turnover, and boost loyalty. Learn about 15 benefits and perks to offer your remote employees.

Here’s why your small business needs an attendance policy as well as how to write an effective one — and a sample attendance policy template.

Managers plan and carry out organizational activities, but their role demands leadership. Here are five ways managers can become great leaders.

The "rank and yank" management practice assessed employees and fired those who fell short. Learn why this outdated methodology has fallen out of favor.

Do you need inside sales, field sales or both? Here are tips on how to identify the background and experience you require so that you have the right sales reps.

Employee attrition occurs when someone leaves a company, for any reason and through any means, and is not replaced by another employee.

You might think in-office workers show more engagement than remote teams but that isn’t true. Here’s why virtual employees are often more productive.

What's the logic behind popular management theories? Discover the pros and cons of these theories in our detailed guide.

What core functions do HR departments handle? Find out whether keeping HR in-house or outsourcing is best for your business.

People skills are one of the most important factors in defining a good manager. Learn how to develop your people management skills.

Disciplinary action is a corrective measure in response to an employee's misconduct or poor performance. Learn how to create a disciplinary action policy.

Meetings are important, but can be time-consuming and tedious. Here’s how to make them more productive.

Specific habits and practices can turn managers into respected, influential leaders. Learn to elevate your management role and avoid leadership mistakes.

Attendees prefer it, according to research, but there are caveats.

Multivoting, a form of ranked choice in business settings, allows for more and better options.

A performance improvement plan can help employees who are struggling and even further empower high-performing employees. Here's how to write one.

Agile metrics quantify human capital investments while keeping your team's learning journey clear of obstacles.

Every business leader should give their employees informal feedback. It can improve employee performance, company morale and team communication.

This bureaucratic management theory claims it can increase your business' efficiency. Here is how it works.

Your office environment can cause stress and depression. Learn five ways to make your office space healthier and more effective.

Written warnings document employee misconduct and behavior. Learn how to do it the right way.

During a merger or acquisition, it is important to communicate properly with your employees. Here are tips to help ease the transition.

Pets in the workplace may boost productivity and motivation. Create a pet policy that accommodates pet owners and alleviates other employees' concerns.

The key to productivity may actually be allowing workers to sleep during the day. Learn about incorporating naptime into your workplace.

Environmental issues in the workplace are a growing concern. Learn how to manage these five common workplace environmental issues.