Listen to Business Execution Radio Episode 72:

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J.C. Herrera, VP of Compensation, Benefits and HRIS at McAfee describes how his organization uses quarterly goal reviews to drive a highly focused, pay for performance drive culture. J.C. emphasizes that there should not be any “surprises” during an employee’s performance review, and discusses what McAfee does to ensure employees always know where they stand when it comes to business execution.

Ever wonder what it takes to be a true pay for performance organization? Listen to stories from a company that lives it every quarter – this week on Business Execution Radio.

Listen to People Performance Radio Episode 61:

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Robert (Bob) Lewis, Director of APT Inc. discusses the role job descriptions play for guiding employee performance and ensuring effective and legally compliant staffing and compensation practices. As jobs increasingly focus on intangible concepts like “service” and “knowledge work”, it can be difficult to capture and define specific job requirements. This ambiguity creates confusion and legal risk within companies. But there are ways to address this through appropriate job analytics methods.

Job descriptions can be a critical tool for ensuring employees are doing what is expected of them and are being treated appropriately. If knowing what your workforce is supposed to be doing is important to you, then you will enjoy hearing Dr. Bob Lewis – this week no People Performance Radio.

Listen to People Performance Radio Episode 28:

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Josh Bersin (profile) is president of Bersin & Associates, a company focused on helping companies understand and maximize the value of enterprise learning and talent management technology. A highly regarded expert on the use and business impact of talent management methods, Josh shares insights about how companies can maximize the value of technology enabled talent management practices. He draws on his personal experience combined with Bersin & Associates vast research base to provides a variety of illustrative stories and data-based observations about the current and future state of talent management.

What talent management tools tend to provide the most value for companies, regardless of their industry? Do forced ranking talent management methods work better than methods that focus on more objective, developmental feedback? What is the first step companies should take when exploring the use of talent management technology? Hear the answers to these and other questions from someone who has probably thought about them far more than you, this week on People Performance Radio.