Performance management, performance appraisals and employee reviews are amongst the most misused tools in companies. It's possible for appraisals and employee reviews to be valuable if done properly, and if they are focused on IMPROVING performance, not blaming. Learn how to use performance management techniques so they help everyone succeed.
By Gloria Dunn
- Can you turn poor performers into company assets, or should you simply fire them? Before you decide, take time to evaluate your management approach and the employee’s capability. Then develop a plan that supports an employee with high potential, or redirects the employee to another employer.
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By Robert Bacal
- In this article we will outline a model of factors influencing employee performance, so that you are less likely to ignore a possible source of performance deficit
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By Jerry Jensen
- A summary of the various methods that can and are used to evaluate employees - includes forced rankings, essays, critical incident reports, checklists, and more.
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By Julia Chanteray, Management-Resources
- A guide to the appraisal process, for those who have to give appraisals to their staff
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By NA
- The final article in this series provides suggestions for avoiding dangers and pitfalls when planning work and setting goals. The information contained in this article was taken from Goal Setting: A Motivational Technique That Works! by Edwin A. Locke and Gary P. Latham.
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360 degree feedback can be a valuable tool for improving performance but it's not without its hazards and pitfalls. Learn about 360 degree feedback, and how to make them work.
A new approach to strategic management was developed in the early 1990's by Drs. Robert Kaplan (Harvard Business School) and David Norton. They named this system the 'balanced scorecard'. Recognizing some of the weaknesses and vagueness of previous management approaches, the balanced scorecard approach provides a clear prescription as to what companies should measure in order to 'balance' the financial perspective. Learn more here.
Despite what you may have read, ranking employees during performance appraisals is unfair, and worse, has the potential to damage productivity, and yield bad decisions. Find out why.
Forms don't make performance management and appraisal work. People do. But we use forms to summarize appraisals and document performance. Find sample and example free appraisal forms in this section to customize.
Learn more about rewarding employees for good work here, and how to link performance management with various kinds of rewards. Not all rewards need to be expensive.
Looking for books to help you design, implement and carry out performance management and appraisal? Performance consultant Robert Bacal gives his suggestions.
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