Setting goals and objectives is a critical aspect of managing a business, and the accounting function is no exception. Business goals should include both short- and long-term goals, according to Maria ...

Achieving business success is a goal of all company leaders. Management by objectives (MBO) is a plan that helps businesses improve their performance. It does so by mapping out a guide for both the ...

Learn about the direction performance management is heading and how the most effective trends can help manage your team.

Although they are most likely to move up, your most technically skilled employees don't always make the best supervisors. Newly promoted supervisors often need assistance to develop managerial skills ...

Continuous performance management can boost morale and improve communication. Learn how to implement continuous performance management in your company.

Management by objectives is a technique applied primarily to personnel management. In its essence it requires deliberate goal formulation for periods of time (like the next calendar or business year); ...

Carla Tardi is a technical editor and digital content producer with 25+ years of experience at top-tier investment banks and money-management firms. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...

From Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s 14 Points: Eliminate work standards (quotas) on the factory floor. Substitute leadership. Eliminate management by objective. Eliminate management by numbers, numerical ...

Western Michigan University is committed to providing opportunities for staff to develop on the job and to prepare for possible advancement. We believe this is achieved through a performance ...

Occasionally when I’m with a large group I ask two questions. The first, “Who had a performance review last year?” will result in most hands going up. I follow up by asking, “Who had a really positive ...