In the messy business of getting rid of employees, the PIP is having a moment. A performance improvement plan is usually a list of tough-to-achieve goals to be completed within 30 to 90 days. Can’t ...

A performance improvement plan, also known as a PIP, is a formal document that outlines specific steps and goals for an employee to improve their performance or face potential termination. “Ideally, ...

Workers who were put on performance-improvement plans described how it affected them. One ex-Google employee said he knew he wouldn't be able to ride out the PIP. A former Amazon employee said they ...

A PIP outlines an employee's deficiencies and provides a roadmap for improvement. Managers may use a PIP to help an employee improve or to manage them out of a role. A PIP can be an opportunity to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William Arruda covers personal branding, leadership, and careers. When an employee isn't meeting job standards or goals, you might ...

Do you have an underperforming employee who has been falling short of your standards recently? Have they caused a string of performance failures, such as missed deadlines, gotten poor customer ...

In the months before Amazon laid off tens of thousands of workers, it also put a large number of employees on performance improvement plans, known as PIPs, according to a new report. Performance ...

How can I determine if a problem rises to the level of requiring a performance improvement plan (PIP)? A PIP is a concentrated effort on a particular problem in one area that requires systematically ...