A Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a tool designed to assist an employee with performance deficiencies the opportunity to succeed. It may be used to address failures to meet specific job goals or ...

Do you have an underperforming employee who has been falling short of your standards recently? Have they caused a string of performance failures, such as missed deadlines, gotten poor customer ...

A Performance Improvement Plan (“PIP”) is a long-standing HR tool for managing underperforming employees. Employers often use a PIP to document deficiencies and outline specific goals the ...

A model employee performance improvement plan (PIP) that employers can use to manage and coach a struggling or underperforming employee, with explanatory notes and drafting tips. The purpose of this ...

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a column entitled “The Most Hated Way of Firing Someone Is More Popular Than Ever. It’s the Age of the PIP,” arguing that using a performance improvement plan (PIP ...

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How can I determine if a problem rises to the level of requiring a performance improvement plan (PIP)? A PIP is a concentrated effort on a particular problem in one area that requires systematically ...

Supervisors and managers are expected to set clear standards of acceptable work performance and use timely verbal and, as necessary, written feedback as an initial way to correct unsatisfactory work ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Arruda covers personal branding, leadership, and careers. When an employee isn't meeting job standards or goals, you might ...

Perhaps this is your current situation: being placed on a performance improvement plan (PIP) can feel like a punch to the gut. It’s feedback but it also comes loaded with fear, doubt, and worry: “Am I ...

I worked at an edtech company and was put on a performance improvement plan after making mistakes. I changed my workflow by creating spreadsheets and volunteering for more tasks. I survived the PIP, ...