Performance Management: Putting Research into Action

Worker and Workplace Trends

Changes in the Workplace

Work teams. Organizations are increasingly turning to the use of teams for task accomplishment and emphasizing team performance. These often autonomous employees work together toward a common goal for which they are jointly held responsible and plan and organize their own work in the absence of supervisory oversight. Shared responsibilities among team members present challenges as the supervisor is charged with evaluating an employee’s contribution to the team effort as well as the overall success of the team’s performance without having been directly involved him- or herself.

Geographically dispersed teams. Increasingly, work teams are composed of members who work in geographically different ...