Performance Management

Performance Management is the business process that ensures that all employees are working on activities that are in alignment with the company’s plans and strategies. Activities that are not in direct alignment with the company should be evaluated to consider whether that activity should be eliminated. Setting goals and objectives, tracking progress, providing feedback and appraising results are part of a robust performance management process. Without well written objectives, the rest of the process will be ineffective.

Understanding how your role affects the overall team is very important for each employee in order to increase both morale and engagement. Often, employees become frustrated and leave their company because they do not see the value they add to the organization.

Objectives provide clear understandable documentation of performance targets and desired outcomes. They are also the criteria against which an employee’s performance is tracked, coached and evaluated. Individual objectives are subsets for department goals. All of these objectives must be aligned to ensure that all individuals work is focused on the accomplishment of the business objectives.

The behaviors are the visible evidence and actions that the organization accepts and condones. Behaviors are the outward manifestation of the company values. How you achieve your objectives, through proper behaviors, will dictate the culture of your company.

As leaders of the company, your ability to effectively coach others is critical. As a leader you are responsible for driving performance and delivering results. Setting objectives is very important, and you will accomplish that during the objective portion of the performance review. The next step is to hold people accountable for achieving those objectives. During the year you will review your employees’ progress, provide feedback and coach your people for success.

The performance review is a valuable tool to move the company performance in a positive direction. The review is also valuable in providing your employees the necessary feedback to improve or further enhance their performance and identify areas to improve their skills. The review is also the foundation for many other tools that are important for a high level of company performance.

The performance management process has many moving parts. A successful performance management process requires effective strategizing and sequencing of actual outputs. When you look at the entire process you can see it is the engine that truly drives the company forward for improved performance. Our consulting team will design and train your team to create a robust performance management system that is custom built for your company culture. We will walk you through the process without overloading your existing workload for your people.