Define your performance appraisal objectives in order to measure performance. "Keep the end in mind," wrote Stephen Covey. Having set targets helps your people focus on achieving them. If not, targets are missed most of the time.
Some questions you may need to ask -
What should my performance appraisal system intend to achieve?
How effective is my performance management system?
How do I ensure I achieve performance objectives?
As a manager or superior, you would have realized that performance appraisal is a means to collect data. but it will not help your organization if the data collected is not the right data as a result of faulty or poorly managed performance appraisal.
Most often than not, many of the weaknesses of appraisal systems rest with immediate superiors, that is, those who are responsible for evaluating the performance of subordinates. Having a performance assessment panel will not help as the members are not free from human weaknesses.
As the result, an increasing number of people are losing confidence in performance appraisal.
Objectives of performance appraisal
Some of these are:
Appraisal systems should not make finding fault and disciplining staff as an objective. Staff evaluation aims at their development and overall improvement.
Re-examine the performance appraisal system for effectiveness. Verify whether current performance appraisal objectives are in line with the overall objectives of the organization.
What a written policy and procedure on performance appraisal should include:
By doing these, you can hope to obtain valid and measurable performance information. With such information, in combination with technical details of each job, you can produce the following:
Aim for higher productivity and a more effective employer-employee relations. Conduct a yearly review of performance appraisal objectives with the purpose of improving the present appraisal system or to replace it.
If you find that the current appraisal system is not achieving the intended objectives, it is time to review it. Do not wait until the next scheduled review.
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