HR Brew: Performance improvement plans should never be surprise

A performance improvement plan (PIP), per the Society for Human Resource Management, is a "structured plan with time-sensitive goals" used to rectify poor employee performance.

However, Scott Dust, an associate management professor at the University of Cincinnati's Carl H. Lindner College of Business, told HR Brew that PIPs should:

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