HRM_09_PerformanceManagementAndAppraisal.pptx

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1. Human Resources Management Module 9: Performance Management and Appraisal

2. Module Learning Outcomes Performance Management and Appraisal 9.1: Discuss the purpose of performance management 9.2: Discuss the appraisal process 9.3: Discuss ways to improve appraisal effectiveness

3. The Purpose of Performance Management

4. Learning Outcomes: Purpose of Performance Management 9.1: Discuss the purpose of performance management 9.1.1: Discuss the purpose of performance management

5. Understanding the purpose of performance management Employee alignment Employee motivation Employee development

6. Giving Feedback Feedback should be . . . Specific Helpful Timely Ongoing Actionable

7. Performance Appraisals Serve an Administrative Function… Supports employee disciplinary action Supports employee development

8. Practice Question 1 Sydelle , a relatively new manager, is preparing for her first employee appraisal and asks you for perspective; specifically, what are the purposes of performance management? Which of the following responses is most accurate? The purposes of performance management are to identify and reward high-potential talent. The purposes of performance management are to identify and remove non-performing employees. The purposes of performance management are employee alignment, motivation and development. The purposes of performance management are to achieve departmental and organizational goals and objectives.

9. The Appraisal Process

10. Learning Outcomes: The Appraisal Process 9.2: Discuss the appraisal process 9.2.1: Describe the steps in the appraisal process 9.2.2: Evaluate absolute appraisal methods 9.2.3: Evaluate relative appraisal methods 9.2.4: Discuss management by objectives 9.2.5: Discuss how to present an appraisal

11. The steps of the appraisal process Establish performance standards SMART goals Communicate performance standards Measure performance Compare actual performance to performance standards Discuss the appraisal with the employee Personnel action

12. Appraisal methods Absolute Appraisal Methods Critical incident Graphic rating scale BARS (behaviorally anchored rating scale) …all ways of measuring a single employee’s performance Relative Appraisal Methods Ranking Paired comparison …all ways of comparing one employee’s performance to another’s

13. Management by Objective Organizational goals are cascaded down through the organization Performance objectives are discussed and agreed to by management and employees Complex and time-consuming method, but results in a clearer understanding of expectations and greater employee buy-in

14. Presenting an Appraisal Schedule an appraisal meeting Optionally, ask the employee to complete and submit a self-evaluation Decide on the desired outcome and plan accordingly Develop your talking points Conduct the appraisal meeting

15. Practice Question 2 You’re a manager preparing to appraise your employees. Which of the following should you keep in mind as you do so? Only performance standards that you can observe should be considered. Performance standards should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Only performance that can be expressed in numeric terms should be factored into the appraisal. To avoid conflict, appraisals should be delivered to employees via email.

16. Practice Question 3 Managers in your organization generally supervise a staff of 30–50 people. Your CEO has asked Human Resource management to implement a relative appraisal method that will eliminate the weakest performers.  Which of the following should you recommend? Paired comparison Critical incident rating 20/70/10 rating BARS

17. Appraisal Effectiveness

18. Learning Outcomes: Appraisal Effectiveness 9.3: Discuss ways to improve appraisal effectiveness 9.3.1: Discuss common performance management errors 9.3.2: Identify techniques for improving appraisal effectiveness

19. Errors in conducting performance appraisals The leniency error The central tendency error The recency error The halo effect error The horns effect error Contrast error Past performance error Biased rating error High potential error Similar to me error Guilt by association error

20. Class Activity: What’s your error? The class should get together in groups of three. One person should be the evaluator, one should be the employee, and one should be the observer. Evaluator: Conduct a performance appraisal for the employee. In it, toss in one “performance appraisal error.” Choose whether the assessment will be favorable or tough news for the employee and stick with it. Observer: Try to determine which of the eleven common appraisal mistakes your evaluator made. What else could the evaluator have done to give a better appraisal? Switch positions two more times, so everyone has a turn at all three positions. If one person has given a favorable appraisal, the next can try a difficult one, and so on.

21. Present: What’s your error?

22. Avoid Errors! Cultivate awareness of potential errors Rely on data and documentation you’ve compiled, rather than your perceptions. Focus on the performance, not the person!

23. Improving Appraisal Effectiveness Kim Scott’s Radical Candor Criticizing employees when they don’t perform isn’t just a manager’s job, it’s a moral obligation Be a caring but challenging manager Lenny Rachitsky’s Performance Management System Set aside time for adequate preparation Development Summary Concrete examples Peer feedback Highlight an employee’s “superpower”

24. Practice Question 4 You’re reviewing appraisal documentation to identify training gaps. Which of the following scenarios does NOT suggest a perceptual error? A manager who rates every person on the team as “exceeds expectations.” A manager who rates every person on the team as “meets expectations.” A manager who rates staff who are similar to him or her relatively highly.  A manager who rates staff at different levels based on documented performance relative to goals and standards.

25. Practice Question 5 You’re developing a management training program to improve appraisal effectiveness. Which of the following points should you emphasize? Giving your employees constructive feedback is not just your job, it’s your moral obligation. Say something nice or don’t say anything.  The single most important thing a boss can do is let employees figure things out on their own. Feedback should only cover development needs. 

26. Quick Review The purpose of performance management is employee alignment, motivation and development Feedback should be specific, actionable, helpful, timely and ongoing The steps of the appraisal process are Establish performance standards (using SMART goals) Communicate performance standards Measure performance Compare actual performance to performance standards Discuss the appraisal with the employee Personnel action Appraisals can be absolute, relative, or a hybrid formed from management by objective situations Know common errors and strive to give an effective appraisal