Winning Performance Appraisals
There are lots of reasons that people do not enjoy the performance appraisal process. If you ask your colleagues they may give you a couple of very popular replies, such as:
- Criteria to measure is often vague or ambiguous
- Criteria are not specifically related to the job
- Feels like a test to write out forms rather than conduct an honest, meaningful performance appraisal
Possible answers:
- Give people time to prepare for their review
- Set up the review meeting somewhere quiet to encourage discussion
- Keep staff engaged and motivated
- Ensure that staff receive sufficient training and resources to do their work
- Ensure that conflicts with co-workers are dealt with in a timely and reasonable fashion
- Ensure that staff have clearly written job/position descriptions for their reference
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Session 5: The Performance Management Process