What Is Performance Management? A Practical Guide for Managers

Manager discussing performance management results using a visual dashboard and performance indicators

Key takeaways The performance management process is part of Monday Simon Manager Development Program:👉 Module 5: Performance management for managers Performance management is often misunderstood.This article explains what performance management really is, how it works in practice, and why it fails when treated as a once-a-year HR exercise instead of a daily management discipline. Performance … Lire plus

How the GROW Coaching Model helps to Build Stronger Teams

Manager explaining the GROW model during a coaching session with goals, progress, and feedback

Key takeaways The GROW coaching model is part of Monday Simon Manager Development Program:👉 Module 4: Coaching for managers Too often, managers “show the way” instead of helping their team find solutions by themselves. This recurring mistake kills initiative and blocks your ability to delegate effectively. When you constantly step in with the answer, you … Lire plus

How to Use a Recruitment Scorecard to Hire Better

Illustration of a recruiter using a recruitment scorecard to evaluate candidates based on skills, experience, communication, and cultural fit.

Key takeaways The recruitment scorecard is part of Monday Simon Manager Development Program:👉 Module 6: Recruitment in practice. Beyond being able to find the right people for the job, a common hiring mistake is to forget to define what a good hire is before you start the recruitment process. You need objective structure, not subjective … Lire plus

How Competencies Drive Talent Retention

Illustration showing core competencies such as leadership, teamwork, accountability, and problem-solving that drive employee performance and retention

Key takeaways Competencies are part of Monday Simon Manager Development Program:👉 Module 3: Team development training👉 Module 5: Performance management for managers What are Competencies? What are competencies? They are the observable skills, knowledge, and behaviors needed to crush a job. It’s not about being « proactive ». It’s about exactly what someone does and how well … Lire plus

How to Handle a Poor Performer Effectively

Illustration of a poor performer slowing down team performance while others row forward, symbolizing performance management challenges

Key takeaways Managing Poor performers is part of Monday Simon Manager Development Program:👉  Module 5: Performance management for managers A poor performer is not someone who made a mistake last week. It’s the person whose output, attitude, or consistency creates drag on the team’s overall results, requiring you or others to constantly clean up after … Lire plus

Performance Improvement Plan (PIP): Fix or Exit with Clarity

Manager guiding an employee through a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) with coaching and clarity

Key takeaways The Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is part of theMonday Simon Manager Development Program:👉 Module 5: Performance management for managers Here is the situation: you hired what you think was a competent person. You have coached, used FIAC Feedback, and you have deployed the GROW coaching model. But here you are, still dealing with … Lire plus

How to Use SMART Goals to Increase Productivity

SMART Goals framework for managers – how to set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound objectives

Key takeaways How to set SMART goals is part of Monday Simon Manager Development Program:👉 Module 2: Goal setting for managers👉 Module 5: Performance management in practice Your team needs to know exactly what winning looks like. You need a system that defines accountability upfront. You set this system by setting SMART Goals. What are … Lire plus