The Importance of Performance Appraisals and How to Conduct Effectively
Performance Appraisal
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Performance appraisal is the systematic analysis of an employee's performance and understanding of a person's skills for future growth and development. In general, performance evaluation is done in the following ways:
- Managers assess and compare employee pay to objectives and plans.
- The supervisor looks at the factors that influence workers' work performance.
- Employers are in a position to assist employees in improving their performance.
Purpose of Employee Appraisal
Provide effective performance feedback to the employee on his performance.
Identify any performance gaps and develop concrete actions to fix them.
Determine the employee's strengths and shortcomings.
Provide the employee with satisfaction and encouragement.
Assist in determining the appropriate Training and Development Program.
Budgeting and human resource planning advice.
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Advantages of
Performance Appraisal
Performance appraisal is an investment for
an organization which can be justifies by following advantages.
Promotion:
This helps the supervisors to find out efficient and inefficient workers in the
promotion programs.
Compensation:
Marking out compensation packages for employees. which includes bonus, high salary rates,
extra benefits, allowances and prerequisites.
Employee
Development: Helps the supervisors to setting future
training policies and development programs evaluates strengths and weaknesses
of employees.
Validating the
Selection: Helps the supervisors to understand the
validity and importance of the selection procedure and Future changes in
selection methods can be made in this regard
Communication: For
an organization it is very important to communicate among employees and
employers.
Motivation:
Motivation is the key it helps employees improve their performance in the
future.
How to Conduct an Effective Performance Appraisal
Be Prepared
Some employees feel their manager isn't well prepared for their performance appraisals. Research found that one in ten managers don't have time to prepare for the meeting. Find out what the purpose of the meeting, it can be more effective and efficient.
Create a combined schedule
It will help to guide the direction of the discussion and support to ensure that cover everything intended to by preparing and establishing a purpose for the meeting. it is a good idea to create an agenda for the appraisal. Employee and invite them to add any additional points they would like to discuss it allows both to further prepare for the discussion.
Discuss Challenges and Success
Employee may have
some conclusion and have some ideas for how, or what need from organization. So
important to ask their thoughts first and ensure that when discussing the
employee's’ performance. an employee’s performance against a standard that they
were unaware of they will be shocked.
Discuss
ideas for development and action
A performance
appraisal should focus on development and action and what the employee can do
moving forward to achieve employees’ objectives and contribute in the direction
of the company's goals. organization should find out the plans that the
employee has for their career, skills they want to learn to enable them to do
their job better and these should be bringing into line with the goals of the
organization
Agree
actions that need to be taken
This desires to be a
reachable plan with actions for each individual, including deadlines, to be
able to smooth the growth and development of the employee.
Summarize
the meeting and express support
Summarizing should make sure to explain
what has been discussed and who is in charge of taking action. It is a
good idea to plan when meet again for the next performance appraisal. This
gives the employee clarity and allows to start to develop a regular feedback
habit. If organization has a problem with an employee's performance it is
important to be clear about who is responsible for actions moving forward.
Also
Conclusion
Performance appraisal is
not just a process of evaluating a person's performance as a result of rewards
/ gifts. Rather, its purpose is to align and enhance an individual’s activism
to meet the overall organizational goal.
References
Anon., n.d. BreathHR. [Online]
Available at: https://www.breathehr.com/en-gb/blog/topic/employee-performance/six-tips-on-how-to-conduct-an-effective-performance-appraisal
[Accessed 11 august 2021].
Provide Effective Feedback to employee on his performance. Identify any gaps in performance and create actionable plans to bridge those gaps. Determine the strengths & weaknesses of the employee. Provide satisfaction and encouragement to the Employee.
ReplyDeleteAppraisals provide the opportunity to recognize and reward employees and to ensure they feel valued for the work that they do. By monitoring performance and progress against objectives employers can assess whether to reward staff with salary increases, promotions, or bonuses.
Yes Oshada, Thank you.
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ReplyDeleteAppraisals are evaluations of the qualities, traits, and performance of others. We assess the worth or value of others based on these judgments and determine what is good or bad. Performance appraisal is a systematic evaluation of employees by supervisors in the workplace. Employees want to know where they stand in the organization.Appraisals are required for many administrative decisions, including selection, training, promotion, transfer, wage and salary administration, and so on.so having a proper and effective performance appraisal will help to the employer and as well as to employees.
Yes Umesh, Thank you.
DeleteThis article helps to understand, As managers, they can be better at conducting performance reviews by communicating employee goals and expectations before going through with the review. Prepare questions ahead of time that will prompt discussion and aim to communicate with employees to set the stage for establishing a more productive team and a proper performance review that is worth the time of both themselves and the employee
ReplyDeleteThank you Mihirani.
DeletePerformance appraisals are also known as the performance reviews or the performance evaluation used by the organizations to assess an employee’s performance and appreciate him/her for his/her precious and dedicated contribution to the organization’s growth. Thus, the importance of performance appraisals can be defined as the process of evaluating an employee’s performance and personality as per the organization’s set of standards like versatility, quality of work, efficiency, cooperation, and teamwork. Based on the evaluations and assessment for the performance rating, the employee is rewarded in the form of promotions, cash awards, certificates, etc. Performance appraisals/reviews benefit both employees and employers as feedback is an important part of the performance evaluation.
ReplyDeleteYes Harsha, thanks for adding more.
DeleteGood article Thilina,Performance appraisals are useful tool for employee development. It can provides guidance to employees who are doing well and employees who may require improvement. Appraisals can also be used to improve employee's performance through goal setting. Performance goals aim to encourage workers to increase their productivity and efficiently.
ReplyDeleteYes Wathsala agree with you, thanks for your valuable feedback.
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