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How To Manage Performance Effectively

This article came from FreshBusinessThinking.com and was writen by Jane Sunley, Managing Director of learnpurple.

Performance management should be at the heart of any organisation. With people performing better if there is a shared understanding of what is to be achieved by the business (strategy), leadership, teams and the individual; Performance management should become all-encompassing with clear norms for 'how things are done around here' and what is expected. Depending on company culture, performance management works in a variety of ways. Which ever way it is managed it is extremely important to decide on the process and stick to it, evolving and refining as necessary. My 'ten top tips' will help you do this:

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What's the Story with Construction?

This article is from Talent Management Review, Winter 2009/10.

Fred Story, founder of Story Construction finds that communicating with your employees is the key to improving business.

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Ask the experts - first time manager dilemma

Industry experts tackle common management dilemmas. Taken from Edge magazine, February 2010.

You have promoted a member of your department to head up her own team of four staff. You chose her because she's independent, organised and hardworking, traits which you thought would make a good manager. However, three months into the new role, she has come to you upset, saying she's not cut out to be a manager. You hadn't realised how much she was struggling and that she needed support. What do you do?

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Keeping staff motivated through the highs and lows of hospitality

This article came from Hotel Business December 09 / January 10

Keeping staff motivated through the highs and lows of hospitality can be difficult. Jane Sunley, Managing Director of learnpurple, has some advice.

As 2009 draws to an end, many are sighing with relief. The Christmas period is often quite stressful anyway, and this year we had the added challenges that came with the dreaded 'R'. We have been very impressed with how so many organisations used this period to really up their game and did not cut back on engaging their people. Many realised that it's now more important than ever to really have motivated people to help deliver the best and really go into the New Year on the right footing.

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Linda Halliday, HR Director at BaxterStorey discusses succession planning.

This article came from the Grapevine, December 2009

Succession planning can be a nightmare exercise and no sooner is it done then it is out of date and time to start all over again. To improve our succession planning process we joined forces with learnpurple who provided an online system. Amongst a range of business critical data, we know where talent lies, what development is required, and can spot an employee at risk of leaving - acting fast can keep that person within the business. Similarly, succession plans are accurate and always up to date which has obvious benefits to a growing business.

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A day in the life of... Linda Fox

This article came from the Grapevine, November 2009.

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talent toolbox breakfast, November 2009

We like this article written by Martin Kornacki from Training Journal online...

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Fantasy employee benefits

This article came from the HR magazine

HR magazine asked a selection of HR professionals to name their fantasy benefit for staff. Some are achievable, and they don't all involve loads of money...

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Career tales - Karen Davies, HR Director, Novus Leisure

This article appeared in The Grapevine, September 2009

Karen Davies, HR Director at Novus Leisure talks about her career tales

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Developing people in rough times

Caterer and Hotelkeeper 2nd October 2009

This article appeared in The Caterer and Hotelkeeper

Now is a good time to invest in the learning and development of your staff, in order to gain a competitive edge for when the economic crisis eases - and it need not cost lots of money. Jane Sunley, managing director of Learnpurple, explains

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