Leadership vs Management

Knowledge Building: “Management is the act of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals efficiently and effectively.” -American Management Association (AMA) “Management is the process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently accomplish selected aims.” -Koontz & Weihrich, Essentials of Management, 2010.

Performance Management

Knowledge Building:  “Performance management is a continuous, integrated process of setting clear expectations, monitoring progress, providing ongoing coaching and feedback, and developing employee skills to ensure individual performance aligns with organizational goals.”  –Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

360 Performance reviews

Knowledge Building:  A 360 performance review is a performance evaluation that gathers feedback from multiple sources to assess an employee’s performance.  It’s also known as a 360-degree review or multi-source assessment.

Performance Improvement Plans

Knowledge Building:  A Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a structured, formal process designed to help employees improve their performance to meet job expectations and organizational standards.

Mentorship

Knowledge Building:  Mentorship is a structured developmental relationship in which a more experienced individual (the mentor) provides guidance, support, and constructive feedback to a less experienced individual (the mentee) to foster both professional and personal growth.

Accomplishment Tracking

Knowledge Building:  Accomplishment is defined as the successful achievement of a task, or activity that a person can do well, typically as a result of study, practice, and/or hard work.  -Oxford Languages

Negotiation

Knowledge Building:  Negotiation is the structured process of discussion and compromise between two or more parties to reach a mutually acceptable agreement.

Interviewing

Knowledge Building:  Interviewing is the structured process of assessing and evaluating individuals through purposeful conversation to determine their suitability for a specific role, opportunity, or collaboration.