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

A performance improvement plan, or PIP, is a formal, structured and specific plan that outlines a performance problem and steps for improvement. As a company leader, you can use a PIP to develop an ...

Not every business is filled with star employees who consistently meet or exceed the expectations placed on them. For employees who don’t fall into that category, the responsibility of helping them ...

I've worked for my company for four and a half years. Every year I've had a Very Good or Excellent performance appraisal. However, I just got put on a Performance Improvement Plan. I was completely ...

Regardless of the circumstances or the setting, no one is excited about hearing bad news. That's especially true in the workplace when performance appraisal time rolls around or when a leader must ...

Let's be honest -- when your boss gets mad at you and puts you on a Performance Improvement Plan, the last thing on his or her mind is improving your performance. If your boss really wanted to improve ...