When making the business case for moving from paper-based appraisal to performance management software it can often be difficult to demonstrate a tangible return on investment (ROI) to those who manage the purse strings.
The FCA has made it clear that the extension of the Senior Manager and Certification regime should be about culture change rather than ‘tickbox’ compliance.
The jury is out on performance related pay, however the fact remains that many businesses have been applying it successfully for years.
How can we move away from the traditional paper-based appraisal process?
There are advantages and disadvantages to using employee performance ratings. We look at the pros and cons and common pitfalls associated with them.
Cascading objectives effectively underpins quality performance management. The aim of performance management is to align the performance of your people with the organisational goals that you want to achieve.
In this 7 Simple Steps to People Development we’ll look at the different ways the development of your staff can be achieved, as it doesn’t always mean costly training courses and lots of time away from the business.
Do you ever have career discussions? In this 7 Simple Steps to Career Discussions we’ll address the questions you need to ask and ensure that you may well have a member of your team taking your role…
Performance management should be seen as much more than a process. The extent to which managers value it will make a huge difference to individual motivation and performance.
In this Manager’s Guide on the 7 Simple Steps to One to One’s we’ll provide you with a framework which you can follow to ensure regular and quality dialogue with your teams.
Performance appraisals, if badly structured and poorly managed, can cause significant damage and demotivate your staff sometimes to the point where they leave the organisation.
In this Manager’s Guide on the 7 Simple Steps to Setting Objectives, we provide you with a solid framework for this process to ensure that you are providing clarity and purpose for your employees.
At some point in their career most managers have the challenge of dealing with underperformers. Clearly it isn’t acceptable to get them to eat creepy crawlies in order to “Get them out of here!”
Conducting an employee engagement survey can be a method to gather data on how your teams are actually feeling and what’s important to them.
We have created this Manager’s performance appraisal checklist template because appraisals can be daunting, both for the Manager and the team member.
Use our job description template to save time and effort when creating or updating roles within your organisation.
The research paper will firstly define and explain the term ‘performance management’ and what ‘good’ actually looks like. It identifies numerous research study findings and ideal principles.
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