Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Preparation
Communication Plan Appeals Process Training Programs Pilot Testing
Preparation
Need to gain system buy-in through:
Communication plan regarding Performance Management system Including appeals process Training programs for raters Pilot testing system
Appeals Process
Promotes Employee buy-in to PM system
Amicable/Non-retaliatory Resolution of disagreements
Appeals Process
Employees can question two types of issue:
Judgmental
(validity of evaluation) Ex an employee may believe that a managers performance ratings do not reflect actual performance
Administrative
(whether policies and procedures were followed) Ex An employee may feel that supervisor did not meet him as frequently as required to obtain feedback
Appeals Process
Level 1- Appeal is sent to HR department
HR reviews facts, policies, procedures HR reports to supervisor/employee HR attempts to negotiate settlement
Level 2
Arbitrator (panel of peers and managers) and/or High-level manager final decision
Content
A. Information - how the system works
Reasons for implementing the performance management system Information
the appraisal form system mechanics
Content
B. Identifying, observing, recording, and evaluating performance
How to identify and rank job activities How to observe, record, and measure performance How to minimize rating errors
Content
C. How to interact with employees when they receive performance information
How to conduct an appraisal interview How to train, counsel, and coach
Possible Solutions for Types of Rating Errors To minimise the errors Intentional
Focus on raters motivation Demonstrate that benefits of providing accurate ratings outweigh benefits of distorting ratings
Unintentional
Alert raters to different errors and their causes Go in for FOR training
Pilot Testing
Provides ability to
Discover potential problems Fix them
Effectiveness of performance ratings- one can assess performance ratings over time to see what positive effects the implementation of the system is having
Indicators to consider
Number of individuals evaluated Distribution of performance ratings Quality of information Quality of performance discussion meetings System satisfaction Cost/benefit ratio Unit-level and organization-level performance