Performance improvement cycle evaluation

It is important to note that the performance evaluation and the salary review are different and are meant to be different. A salary review might take place once per year, but performance reviews should take place often, dependent on the particular circumstances. The performance review is an assessment. If a team member s performance is sub-par, yet no one advises that team member of this sub-par performance this sub-par performance will likely continue. Allowance of sub-par performance is a form of negative reinforcement. This cycle must be turned around to positive reinforcement. A path must be made toward continuous performance improvement. This path includes informing the team member of sub-par performance and working together with the team member on a path toward performance improvement. 

Environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) provides a mechanism for systematically evaluating the environmental impacts linked to a product or process and in guiding process or product improvement efforts. LCA-based information also provides insights into the environmental impacts of raw material and product choices, and maintenance and end-of-product-life strategies. Because of the systematic nature of LCA and its power as an evaluative tool, the use of LCA is increasing as environmental performance becomes more and more important in society. It is likely that LCA will soon become widely used within U.S. industry and by those involved in crafting national and regional environmental policy. 

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