Supporting a more empowered and productive workforce
Attracting skilled employees is expensive, and being able to retain them is important for efficiency and sustained profitability. Successful performance management plays an unparalleled role in preventing the loss of valuable employees.
Finding, attracting and retaining top talent is vitally important for business yet is a continual challenge. The ongoing war for talent - coupled with a high level of employee disengagement - is enough to cause valid concern among executives and HR leaders.
According to the Society for Human Resource Management 90% of performance appraisals are painful and don’t work. But it doesn't have to be that way. There are strategies and technology that can help you excel at managing the performance of your valuable talent.
Employees need performance reviews that take into consideration what they've learnt and their contributions to multiple teams, rather than just individual performances. They also need feedback early and often so they can help your business grow.
Building an engaged, productive workforce
As businesses continue to put the recession in their rear-view mirror, it is important for business leaders, managers, and HR teams to play active roles to help rebuild productivity levels in order to retain top talent.
While transformation happens at the local level, it only takes place when the tone is set at the top level. Today, effective performance management must allow for social feedback and regular check-ins. It should also link performance to goals, learning and peer recognition. And you need all this in real-time.
To develop a successful performance management plan at your organisation, you must formulate a strategy that can meet both the needs and wants of your employees and evolving company goals.
To improve performance management, commit to consistent communication that keeps employees in the loop on what needs to be done and who is responsible and update them on what happens. In addition, your business should offer a recognition programme that encourages employees to go the extra mile; this will foster a positive work environment. If you listen to the needs and values of your employees, you'll ensure you're providing the right incentives for a job well done.
Companies need to actively and continuously demonstrate a commitment to their workforce - in ways that are meaningful to employees. Surprisingly, money is not a top driver for performance; instead, empowerment, development, and self-direction are seen to be more important in the eyes of employees.
