Performance Management

Managers cite performance appraisals or annual reviews as one of their most disliked tasks. Performance management eliminates the performance appraisal or annual review and evaluation as the focus and concentrates instead on the entire spectrum of performance management and improvement strategies. These include employee performance improvement, performance development, training, cross-training, challenging assignments, 360 degree feedback and regular performance feedback.

Performance management starts with how a position is defined and ends when you have determined why an excellent employee left your organization for another opportunity. Within such a system, feedback to each staff member occurs regularly. Individual performance objectives are measurable and based on prioritized goals that support the accomplishment of the overall goals of the total organization. The vibrancy and performance of your organization is ensured because you focus on developmental plans and opportunities for each staff member.

Leading the adoption and implementation of a performance management system is a wonderful opportunity for HRBP to provide your company with the necessary tools for an effective Performance Development Planning (PDP) system, the heart of the Performance Management. The Performance Development Planning (PDP) process enables you and the people who report to you to identify their personal and business goals that are most significant to your organization's success. Your system of Performance Management, with the PDP process for goal setting and communication, will ensure that you are developing a superior workforce.

HRBP can help you develop the PDP checklist for your company today. It challenges your creativity, improves your ability to influence, and allows you to foster real change in your organization.