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Are Performance Appraisals Obsolete ?

Are Performance Appraisals Obsolete ?. By: Bob Nelson May-June 2000. Appraisals At its best – motivator to achieve goals At its worst – makes employees feel unappreciated, unimportant, and abused Survey in 1996 showed 90% imeffective. Traditionally.

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Are Performance Appraisals Obsolete ?

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  1. Are Performance Appraisals Obsolete? By: Bob Nelson May-June 2000

  2. Appraisals • At its best – motivator to achieve goals • At its worst – makes employees feel unappreciated, unimportant, and abused • Survey in 1996 showed 90% imeffective

  3. Traditionally • Took manager less than an hour to prepare • Took less than and hour a year for appraisal • Done just to get the employee the raise • Reflected recent work ethics and not the 12 months of work • Overall dissatisfaction radiates in all surveys from employees to management

  4. Why do them? • 40% report they not having reviews • Focuses on job performance toward agreed-on goals-not personality traits • Recognizes the employee's contributions toward achieving organizational goals • Addresses shortcomings • Identifies education needs • Meaningful part of a persons career-planning process • For most organizations, this process is also the basis for determining employee compensation

  5. How to give an appraisal • Job contents develop appraisal • Objective performance, not subjective traits • The employee being evaluated and gets to leave feedback or concerns in writing • Employees want and need continuous performance feedback • They want to be recognized and rewarded for their accomplishments • Most employees want feedback to make appropriate changes

  6. Other ways to motivate • Positive verbal remarks • Personal notes about good performance • public recognition good performance • morale-building meetings to celebrate successe • A survey found • that 68% fell it is important to believe that one’s work is appreciated by others • 63% agree that people would like more recognition for their work • 67% agreed that most people need appreciation for their work

  7. They should • Take into account the needs of employees • The nature of today's fast-paced business environment • Be participative - employee must have a voice in the process • Sense of fairness about the process • A self a motivator • Effective way to improve job performance • Link individual goals to the organization • Identify education and development needs • Discuss career advancement opportunities.

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