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 ...

Experts weigh in on whether PIPs actually help people succeed at their jobs and how to survive one.

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 ...

Look, I know everyone (except me) hates performance improvement plans. Unfortunately, a recent survey by HR Acuity finds they are on the rise. If you’re writing a PIP with the goal (stated or unstated ...

A PIP is supposed to signal the end. Mine ended up being a master class in visibility, boundaries, and receipts. How to emotionally survive a performance improvement plan Understanding your emotional ...

I read an article on performance improvement plans (PIPs). It got me thinking about how companies can better approach employee performance. When a person in a workplace is not achieving outcomes, they ...

Having practiced employment law for more than 40 years, I have long believed that the performance improvement plan (PIP) is a most useful tool for employers (“Corporate America Has a New Favorite Way ...