Do PIPs Really Improve Performance?
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Performance improvement plans for employees have been a staple of performance management for decades. But in all that time, how often have they actually worked?
Most people will tell you that performance improvement plans, or PIPs, are nothing more than the last stop on the way to termination. “Whether you’re on the receiving end, the manager who initiated it, the leader overseeing it, or just an uncomfortable bystander — many people see a PIP as the corporate version of a slow-moving car crash,” says Betterworks CEO Doug Dennerline . “What should be a last lifeline for an underperforming employee often causes more pain than it solves.”
Explore why PIPs just don’t work — and what’s really driving poor performance in your organization.
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