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The __annual [performance review](https://www.peoplegoal.com/glossary/performance-review)__ can sometimes be seen as an admin-heavy burden, taking away time from your real work. However, taking the time to complete your self evaluation is an important opportunity for employees. Documenting your achievements and outlining your core strengths and weaknesses allows you to __identify areas for professional growth__ and gain insights through [feedback from your team members](https://www.peoplegoal.com/blog/positive-feedback-for-colleagues-examples-and-tips). It gives you a chance to __demonstrate y ..read more

At first glance, employee relations seems like an easy concept. It is just the __relationship between an employer and employee__, right? The truth is though that’s just the tip of the iceberg and having a better __understanding of what creating and maintaining positive employee relations entails__ is the key to having a __more engaged, better performing workforce__. Employee relations has grown out of the field of industrial relations which as a whole __focused on the collective relationship between employees and their shared employer__. Although there is some overlap and unions continue to b ..read more

It has been said that work ethic is not something you can teach and while that may be true it can definitely be infectious. __Managers and leaders have their own work ethic definition__ which they want to pass on to their team and company but it's not always easy. __How can you deal with individuals who don’t seem to share the same level of work ethic as other employees? Or, if your organization is small but growing, how do you bring new members up to speed on how they should be performing?__ The key is to develop a culture of strong work ethic across the organization. But before we get into ..read more

At first glance, employee relations seems like an easy concept. It is just the __relationship between an employer and employee__, right? The truth is though that’s just the tip of the iceberg and having a better __understanding of what creating and maintaining positive employee relations entails__ is the key to having a __more engaged, better performing workforce__. Employee relations has grown out of the field of industrial relations which as a whole __focused on the collective relationship between employees and their shared employer__. Although there is some overlap and unions continue to b ..read more

## What is company culture? __Culture is a vital and integral part of any organization__. Bad company culture has very real repercussions on [engagement](https://www.peoplegoal.com/guides/employee-engagement), productivity and health. Whereas a __good company culture__ is conducive to a healthy work lifestyle and has benefits for the company with respect to __retention and productivity__. It is one of the __key reasons why an individual decides to join a team or organization__, and one of the most cited reason for them leaving them. At a basic level, you can imagine company culture as the pe ..read more

__What is the employee engagement definition?__ Well, to start with, employee engagement is a key to employee experience, and it is imperative for organizations to compete and successfully retain their best talent. Furthermore, engaged employees lead to higher productivity and greater overall performance of a business. Kevin Kruse wrote a great article in 2012 on defining employee engagement. He very accurately stated that __employee engagement is more than employee happiness or employee satisfaction__. Employee happiness is undoubtedly important, but it does not necessarily mean they work h ..read more

__Why are employee engagement best practices always chopping and changing? __ Well, for starters, employee engagement is an international crisis. __Engaged workers keep the world turning__, but recently it's been left to few poor sods to push start it every time it comes to a creaky remission. And it's only getting slower. ### Why? Because employee __engagement levels are improving at a more than sluggish rate__. *In the US alone, employee engagement has increased by just three percentage points between 2012 and 2016 and, in the three years since, by only 1%. * ### But, despite that, m ..read more

We recently wrote an article on the new and improved [SMART goal](https://www.peoplegoal.com/guides/smart-goals) methodology: [The SMARTER method](https://www.peoplegoal.com/blog/smarter-goals-setting). To help you understand it more, we’ve generated some SMART goal examples and added the additional elements. We’ll give you the basic statement and add the elements of the SMARTER methodology to generate a completed goal. ## 1. ***‘Reduce employee turnover’*** **Specific –** Which target area is most at risk and focus on this area. Maybe try and reduce the amount of employee turnover in employ ..read more

Setting __SMART goals __is a __necessity__ for both __personal__ and __professional development__. The methodology allows us to break vague objectives into actionable actions to help you (or your direct report) achieve what you are striving for and improve across various areas. The __acronym SMART__ stands for __*specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound*__. Our essential guide to SMART goals explains in detail the importance of SMART goals, its benefits and provides useful examples for various positions and industries. Yet, most of the people continue to set goals that are u ..read more