Replacing ineffective performance appraisals with a system that improves communications, clarifies roles and responsibilities, and increases individual and organizational performance...

Is there any activity in your organization that's more painful than the annual performance appraisal? Employees panic at the thought of receiving them, managers hate giving negative feedback, and both agree that the process consumes valuable time. However, providing individuals with constructive feedback about their performance helps them to perform more effectively. In addition, it helps the organization to achieve its goals.

When implemented effectively, the performance appraisal process can play a powerful role in delivering results and improving performance. Coaching, feedback, adjusting goals to meet organizational changes, and having regular discussions about performance throughout the year increases productivity and ensures collaboration. The appraisal session may also be an opportunity for both the supervisor and employee to discuss those issues that really matter, and jointly develop strategies that increase performance.

Effective Performance Management Systems:
  • Include constant feedback that supports individual development and eliminates surprises
  • Link the organization's goals to department, team and individual goals
  • Reinforce joint accountability of managers and employees
  • Focus on specific skills and behaviors needed to achieve results

The Solution

Engaged Strategies develops customized performance management systems that begin with your organization's goals and cascade down to the goals of every employee. The key components include:

  1. A simple and consistent process for implementing performance management
  2. Appropriate performance management tools and guides that assist in developing performance metrics and evaluating results
  3. A process for providing feedback in a way that promotes learning and collaborative relationships
  4. Training to insure that all supervisors understand how to implement the process
Testimonial

"Engaged Strategies greatly improved our performance management process by introducing new tools and behaviors that increased and continues to strengthen our ability to achieve our mission. Not only did I get real work done in the training, our goals have stayed on track and there's a noticeable improvement in supervisor-supervisee communications."
- Jagdish Chokshi, Chief Financial Officer, Citizen Schools