Conducting staff appraisals is an opportunity to engage people, motivate them and set their goals and objectives in line with the priorities of your business.
Handled well, it can contribute to employee engagement and retention as well as improved performance. Handled badly, however, it can become a poor use of a manager’s time and result in demotivated employees and the failure to meet operational targets and budgets.
A typical appraisal scheme may be designed to include some or all of the following elements:
- a review of the employee’s past performance
- discussion of the employee’s strengths and weaknesses
- discussion of any problems and constraints, to identify solutions
- a review of the extent to which the employee has achieved set targets
- discussion of appropriate targets for the forthcoming year
- identification of training and development needs concerning the employee’s current job.
Conducting staff appraisals can also form a vital part of the organisation’s Talent Management and Succession Planning processes.
At Ashtons HR Consulting, we can support you as follows:
- support with designing an appraisal/Personal Development Plan process to suit the needs of your business
- reviewing existing forms or designing new ones
- developing 360-degree feedback processes
- support in dealing formally with cases of poor performance
- training for managers in dealing with appraisal and performance management processes, along with the soft skills required.
Contact our HR Consultants today
If you would like any help, support and guidance with conducting staff appraisals, please do not hesitate to contact our specialist team by filling out our online enquiry form or by calling 0333 222 0989.