Importance Of Performance Management

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In simplest definition, Gallant (2012) has described performance management as a procedure that delivers feedback, responsibility, and documentation for performance results. She believed that with performance management, every employees are able to channel their talents towards organizational goals. Mucha (2009), on the other hand, has described performance management as a constant and systematic approach where it helps to improve results via making decision based on evidence, constant organizational learning and concentration on responsibility for performance. Furthermore, Baker (2013) believed that to achieve a true performance management, it has to be ongoing, where it usually take place all year long. Performance management usually involves…show more content…
(ii) In the second meeting, the top management will then analyse the first progress and amend the goals accordingly. They then need to develop a firm plan as well as strict follow-up times and metrics for measuring improvement. (iii) In the third meeting, when the employee are on target, the top management needs to ensure that they stays on course. Should the employee is well-ahead of their goals, the goal standards should be higher. Though, if the employee is falling behind, the top management will need to take action as to how to deal with this. (iv) Lastly, in the fourth meeting, this will be the time to inspire the employees to push to their end-of-the-year goals. This will be also the time to publicly congratulate employees who achieve or over-achieve their goals and to re-evaluate those who does not achieve…show more content…
In other words, rather than giving out their past performance, the top management should concentrate on future action and performance. Combining together with the constant discussions, this will change and make performance to be more effective than before. (v) Focus on helping; According to Weisman’s research, he found that most managers and employees have miscommunication whereby managers usually complained that their employees are not open to feedback, whereas employees felt that their managers usually are not interested to what they are saying. Hence, the best action that a manager can do is to constantly recognize resources and tactics that can help employees work better and more regularly. On the other hand, Lepsinger (n.d.) identified three keys in achieving an effective performance management, which are: (i) Capability; Managers need to understand and skilled in implementing development forecasting and appraisal. According to his research, he found that most organisations have to train their managers that is related to setting goals and development planning. (ii)
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