Astronology - Metrics: Not Just a Year-End Exercise

Astronology Volume XII Issue 19 December 9, 2011 Dear Andrew, Astron Solutions provides high-quality, low-cost, innovative human resources consulting services to organizations like yours. Call us for advice, innovative program design, and user-friendly Web/PC based software.   Happy Holidays! Everyone at Astron Solutions wishes you and those dear to you a safe, fun, healthy, and relaxing end to 2011!  Thank you for allowing us to visit with you in your inbox every other Tuesday.  We look forward to seeing you again with our next issue of Astronology on January 10, 2012.   Happy holidays!   Metrics: Not Just a Year-End Exercise By Richard L. Virgilio, SPHR   Organizations who whole-heartedly incorporate evaluating various metrics into their self-assessment plans often look at the end of the year as the time to do a careful look at their performance based on how they did in terms of the measures they set up a year ago.  However, this routine can be one that misses many opportunities to discover performance information other than what was targeted when the measurement plan was initiated.  A little bit of creativity and basic arithmetic can find insights in places where no one ever looked before.....more      Have a Question? If you have a topic you would like addressed in Astronology, or some feedback on a past article, don't hesitate to tell us!  Simply reply to this e-mail.  See your question answered, or comments addressed, in an upcoming issue of Astronology. Looking for a top-notch presenter for your human resource organization's meeting?  Both Jennifer Loftus and Michael Maciekowich present highly-rated sessions on a variety of compensation and employee retention issues.  For more information, send an e-mail to info@astronsolutions.com.   The Fine Print We hold your e-mail address in trust.  Astron Solutions promises never to share or rent your personal information.  We also promise never to send you frivolous e-mails and will allow you to leave our list, at your option, at any time. To remove yourself from this list, please follow your personalized subscriber link at the bottom of your Astronology alert e-mail. Copyright 2011, Astron Solutions, LLC ISSN Number 1549-0467 Quick Links Client List Meet the Astron Team Contact Us   World of HR Blog Bringing you Human Resource news from around the globe...compliments of Astron Solutions. More