by Gordon Marzano | Oct 2, 2026 | Employee Engagement, Performance Management
Formal performance reviews are one of the simplest, most cost-effective tools a business has for keeping people engaged and productive. Whether you employ five people or five thousand, a structured conversation about performance pays for itself. Yet many businesses,...
by Gordon Marzano | Aug 12, 2026 | Employment Law, Performance Management
If you haven’t looked at your job descriptions since you hired for the role, they’re probably out of date — and in New Jersey, that gap has real legal exposure attached to it. Job descriptions aren’t just onboarding paperwork. They’re evidence....
by Gordon Marzano | Jun 23, 2026 | Performance Management
A disengaged employee can be one of the most frustrating challenges a business owner faces. Most employers know what to do when an employee’s performance is clearly unacceptable. The challenge is often the employee who isn’t performing poorly enough to...
by Gordon Marzano | May 2, 2026 | Employee Engagement, Employment Law, Performance Management
Every leader eventually faces the same dilemma: an employee whose performance is solid — maybe even above average — but whose attitude poisons the team. They hit their numbers, yet peers tiptoe around them and the energy drains out of the room when they walk in....
by Gordon Marzano | Apr 21, 2026 | Employee Engagement, Employee Handbook, Performance Management
Here’s an uncomfortable truth: If you’re still relying on yearly performance reviews, you’re losing money, talent, and competitive ground. The fix? ➡️ CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK and the companies using it are crushing everyone else. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━...
by Gordon Marzano | Apr 2, 2026 | Employment Law, Performance Management
Unemployment insurance (UI) in New Jersey is a critical program providing financial support to workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. However, for employers, the unemployment process is closely tied to payroll taxes, compliance obligations, and...
