No employee goes home excited about being put on a Performance Improvement Plan. If I were to hear “PIP,” I’d immediately think your job is in jeopardy. Unfortunately, my reaction doesn’t come out of nowhere. In many organizations, a PIP is less about improvement and more about documentation before termination.
That’s unfortunate, because a PIP can be one of the most constructive management tools available… if it’s used correctly!
In my experience, most underperformance is not sabotage or laziness. It’s far more ordinary than that.
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