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DB- Module 02: The Performance Management Process

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DB- Module 02: The Performance Management Process

In your textbook, in Chapter 2, Figure 2-1, page 42, provides an overview of the performance management process and its associated components. There are many critical factors that contribute to the successful implementation of a performance management system. Failure to understand these factors can result in issues for organizations, leaders, and employees.

Consider the scenario below and explain how each aspect of the performance management process, as noted in figure 2-1, can be altered/addressed to ensure employees success.

Scenario

When Amal was hired on for her role as an Administrative Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, she was thrilled about the opportunity to work for Organization ABC. Unfortunately, the information provided in her job description was limited. After a month on the job, despite receiving two days of training from the person Amal replaced, Amal’s supervisor noticed that her performance was inadequate. Amal’s current supervisor knows that she is a phenomenal worker, based upon past employer references.

Response Items to Address

To ensure Amal’s success, and the success of future employees, what aspects of the performance management process need revision? Also, how can future performance management aspects be successfully addressed?

Hint

When thinking of future performance management components, focus on performance execution, performance assessment, and performance review. When thinking about Amal’s experience in the scenario, think about prerequisites and performance planning.

Directions:

  • Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your textbooks and cite any other sources if appropriate.
  • Your initial post should address all components of the question with a 500 word limit.

Module 02: The Performance Management Process

Attached Files:

In this module, we will explore the links between leaders and employees. We will also examine the role of job analysis, gain insights into the performance management process, and discuss what is involved in leading such an undertaking on behalf of an entire organization. Mission and vision statements that inform individual goal development support a broader view of how job analysis results are used and will therefore be explored throughout the course.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyze the elements of the first three steps of the performance management process and the relationships between the factors.
  2. Evaluate how an organization’s mission and goals impact its performance management system.

Readings

Required:

Recommended:

  • Chapter 2 PowerPoint Presentation from Performance Management

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Chapter 2
Performance Management
Process

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Overview
Prerequisites
⮚ Performance Planning
⮚ Performance Execution
⮚ Performance Assessment
⮚ Performance Review

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Overview of Performance Management
Process

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Prerequisites

A.

B.

Knowledge of the organization’s mission
and strategic goals
Knowledge of the job in question

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Knowledge of Mission and Strategic
Goals

Strategic planning
• Purpose or reason for the organization’s
existence
• Where the organization is going
• Organizational goals
• Strategies for attaining goals

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Mission and Goals

Cascade effect throughout organization
• Organization 🡪

Unit 🡪

Employee

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Knowledge of the Job(1 of 2)

Job analysis of key components
• Activities
• Tasks
• Products
• Services
• Processes

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Knowledge of the Job(2 of 2)

KSAs required to do the job
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Abilities

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Work Analysis

Use a variety of tools
• Interviews
• Observation
• Questionnaires (available on the Internet)
Data collected from
• Job incumbents
• Supervisors
• Individuals responsible for creating a new
job

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Work Analysis Follow-Up

All incumbents should
• Review information
• Provide feedback
• Rate tasks and KSAs in terms of
■ Frequency
■ Criticality

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Rater Biases

Rating of frequency and criticality of tasks
and KSAs is susceptible to:
• Self-serving bias
• Social projection and false consensus bias
• Carelessness consensus bias
🡪 These biases exaggerate the
importance of certain tasks & KSAs based
on the KSAs that incumbents have

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Rater Training(1 of 2)

Web-based training: Structure
• Takes only about 15 minutes
• Establishes common point of reference via
largely 5 steps
■ In the 5 steps, participants basically
practice their rating skills
• As a result, reduces exaggeration of the
importance of certain task and KSAs

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Rater Training(2 of 2)
Web-based training: 5 steps
1. Defines the rating dimensions
2. Defines the scale anchors
3. Describes behaviors indicative of each
rating dimension
4. Allows raters to practice their rating skills,
and
5. Provides feedback on the practice

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Job Description



Job duties
KSAs
Working conditions

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Generic Job Descriptions

Occupational Informational Network (O*Net)

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Description

Drive a tractor trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight(GVW) May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers license

TASKS

Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical safety and emergency equipment is in good working order

Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.

Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.

Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repairs status following applicable

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Database user interface and query software-ddisoftware.com drivers daily log program DDL Easy Trucking Software Fog line Software Truckn2004; Truckers Helper

Office suite software – Microsoft Office.

Operating system software- micro windows.

Route navigation software-ALK Technologies PC-miler; Microsoft Quo Vadis

Spreadsheet software- Microsoft Excel Hot technology.

KNOWLEDGE

Transportation – knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Public Safety and Security- Knowledge or relevant equipment, policies, procedures , and strategics to promote effective local, state or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and
institutions.

Customer and personal service – knowledge of principle and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer satisfaction

English language – knowledge of structure and content of English language, including the meaning and spelling of the word rule of composition and grammar.

Mechanical – knowledge of machines and tools including their design, uses, repair and maintenance.

Skills

Operation and control – controlling operations of equipment or systems

Operation monitoring – watching gauges dials, of other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly

Critical thinking – using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions; or approaches to problems.

Monitoring – monitoring/assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action

ABILITIES

Control precision – The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

For Vision – the ability to coordinate two or more lims(for example , two arms , two legs , or one leg and one arm) while sitting , standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole
body is in motion.

Near vision – The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)

Reaction Time – the ability to quickly respond ( with the hand, finger, or foot ) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

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Performance Planning


Results
Behaviors
Development Plan

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Performance Planning:
Results
✔Key accountabilities
✔Specific objectives
✔Performance standards

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Company Spotlight(1 of 2)

Accenture implemented a new, more fluid
performance management process.
Including:
• Ongoing feedback.
• Immediate performance development
• Uses an internal application to help transmit
comments.

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Key Accountabilities

Broad areas of a job for which the employee
is responsible for producing results

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Specific Objectives

Statements of outcomes
• Important
• Measurable

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Performance Standards

“Yardstick” to evaluate how well employees
have achieved each objective
Information on acceptable and unacceptable
performance, such as
• Quality
• Quantity
• Cost
• Time

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Performance Planning:
Behaviors

How a job is done
✔ Includes a discussion of competencies

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Competencies

Measurable clusters of KSAs
Critical in determining how results will be
achieved

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Performance Planning:
Development Plan

Areas for improvement
✔ Goals to be achieved in each area of
improvement

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Performance Execution:
Employee’s Responsibilities




Commitment to goal achievement
Ongoing requests for feedback and coaching
Communication with supervisor
Collecting and sharing performance data
Preparing for performance reviews

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Performance Execution:
Manager’s Responsibilities





Observation and documentation
Updates
Feedback
Resources
Reinforcement

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Performance Assessment



Manager assessment
Self-assessment
Other sources (e.g., peers, customers)

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Multiple Assessments Are Necessary
To…
Increase employee ownership
⮚ Increase commitment
⮚ Provide information
⮚ Ensure mutual understanding

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Company Spotlight(2 of 2)

Google’s performance management uses a 360degree review process, conducted semi-annually
Features include:
• Focused on behaviors and results
• Based on a 5 point scale (1= needs improvement,
5 = superb)
• Based on 6 criteria (adherence to Google values,
problem solving, execution, thought leadership,
leadership, presence)
• Managers meet and review ratings together to
reduce biases
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Performance Review
Overview of Appraisal Meeting

Past
• Behaviors and results
Present
• Compensation to be received
Future
• New goals and development plans

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Six Steps for Conducting
Productive Performance Reviews(1 of 2)

1.

2.
3.

Identify what the employee has done well and
poorly
Solicit feedback
Discuss the implications of changing behavior

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Six Steps for Conducting
Productive Performance Reviews(2 of 2)
4.

5.
6.

Explain how skills used in past
achievements can help overcome any
performance problems
Agree on an action plan
Set a follow-up meeting and agree on
behaviors, actions, and attitudes to be
evaluated

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Performance Management Process
Summary: Key Points
Ongoing process
✔ Each component is important
❖If one is implemented poorly, the whole
system suffers
✔ Links between components must be clear

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Quick Review

Prerequisites
⮚ Performance Planning
⮚ Performance Execution
⮚ Performance Assessment
⮚ Performance Review

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Copyright

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America.

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DB- Module 02: The Performance Management Process
In your textbook, in Chapter 2, Figure 2-1, page 42, provides an overview of the
performance management process and its associated components. There are many
critical factors that contribute to the successful implementation of a performance
management system. Failure to understand these factors can result in issues for
organizations, leaders, and employees.
Consider the scenario below and explain how each aspect of the performance
management process, as noted in figure 2-1, can be altered/addressed to ensure
employees success.
Scenario
When Amal was hired on for her role as an Administrative Assistant to the Chief Executive
Officer, she was thrilled about the opportunity to work for Organization ABC. Unfortunately,
the information provided in her job description was limited. After a month on the job,
despite receiving two days of training from the person Amal replaced, Amal’s supervisor
noticed that her performance was inadequate. Amal’s current supervisor knows that she is
a phenomenal worker, based upon past employer references.
Response Items to Address
To ensure Amal’s success, and the success of future employees, what aspects of the
performance management process need revision? Also, how can future performance
management aspects be successfully addressed?
Hint
When thinking of future performance management components, focus on performance
execution, performance assessment, and performance review. When thinking about
Amal’s experience in the scenario, think about prerequisites and performance planning.
Directions:
• Discuss the concepts, principles, and theories from your textbook. Cite your
textbooks and cite any other sources if appropriate.
• Your initial post should address all components of the question with a 500 word
limit.
Module 02: The Performance Management Process
Attached Files:
Chapter 2 PowerPoint Presentation Chapter 2 PowerPoint Presentation Alternative Formats (481.444 KB)
In this module, we will explore the links between leaders and employees. We will also
examine the role of job analysis, gain insights into the performance management process,
and discuss what is involved in leading such an undertaking on behalf of an entire
organization. Mission and vision statements that inform individual goal development
support a broader view of how job analysis results are used and will therefore be explored
throughout the course.
Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze the elements of the first three steps of the performance management
process and the relationships between the factors.
2. Evaluate how an organization’s mission and goals impact its performance
management system.
Readings
Required:
• Chapter 2 in Performance Management: Performance Management Process
• Nikolic, T. M., Peric, N., & Bovan, A. (2020). The role of feedback as a management
tool in performance management program. Quality – Access to Success, 21(177), 38.
• Hancock, B., Hioe, E., & Schaninger, B. (2018). The fairness factor in performance
management. McKinsey Quarterly. Retrieved
from
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Recommended:
• Chapter 2 PowerPoint Presentation from Performance Management

Part One
Strategic
and General
Considerations

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Part I: Strategic And General
Considerations


Chapter 1: Performance Management in Context
Chapter 2: Performance Management Process
Chapter 3: Performance Management and
Strategic Planning

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Chapter 1
Performance Management
in Context

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Overview(1 of 2)

Definition of Performance Management (PM)

Purposes of PM

Contributions of PM

Disadvantages/Dangers of Poorly Implemented
PM Systems

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Overview(2of 2)

Characteristics of an Ideal PM System
Integration with Other Human Resources and
Development Activities
The Changing Nature of PM

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Definition of PM(1 of 3)
1. Continuous process of …

Identifying

Measuring

Developing

… the performance of individuals and teams

2. Aligning performance with the strategic goals
of the organization

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Definition of PM(2 of 3)

Performance management (PM)
is NOT
performance appraisal (PA)

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Definition of PM (3 of 3)
PM

PA

❑ Strategic business
consideration

❑ Driven by HR

❑ Driven by line manager

❑ Assesses employee

Strengths

Weaknesses

❑ Ongoing feedback

❑ Once a year

❑ So employee can improve
performance

❑ Lacks ongoing feedback

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Purposes of PM Systems
1. Strategic: To help top management achieve strategic business
objectives.
2. Administrative: To furnish valid and useful
making administrative decisions about employees

information for

3. Informational: To inform employees about how they are doing and
about the organization’s, customers, and supervisors’ expectations
4. Developmental: To allow managers and peers to provide coaching
to their employees
5. Organization maintenance: To create a talent inventory and provide
information to be used in workplace planning and allocation of human
resources
6. Documentation: To collect useful information that can be used for
various purposes(e.g., test development administrative decisions)
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Purposes of PM Systems
Strategic Purpose


Link individual goals with organization’s goals
Communicate most crucial business strategic
initiatives

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Company Spotlight

Sears, one of the largest U.S. retailers, is using PM
to reinvigorate the company’s culture
Steps include:
• Revising duties and objectives
• More frequent communication between
supervisors and employees
• Using PM to identify future leaders

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Purposes of PM Systems
Administrative Purpose

Provide information for making decisions
regarding:
• Salary adjustments
• Promotions
• Retention or termination
• Recognition of individual performance
• Layoffs

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Purposes of PM Systems
Informational Purpose

Communicate to employees:
• Expectations
• What is important
• How they are doing
• How to improve

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Purposes of PM Systems
Developmental Purpose

Performance feedback/coaching
Identification of individual strengths and
weaknesses
Identification of causes of performance
deficiencies
Tailor development of individual career path

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Purposes of PM Systems
Organizational Maintenance Purpose

Plan effective workforce

Assess future training needs

Evaluate performance at organizational level

Evaluate effectiveness of HR interventions

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Purposes of PM Systems
Documentation Purpose

Validate selection instruments

Document administrative decisions

Help meet legal requirements

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Contributions of
Performance Management (1 of 2)
Self-insight and development are enhanced
Self-esteem is increased.
Motivation to perform is increase.
Employee engagement is enhanced.
Employees become more competent.
Voice behaviour is encouraged.
The definitions of job and criteria are clarified.
Employee misconduct is minimized.
Declines in performance can be addressed early on.
Motivation, commitment, and intentions to stay in the organization are enhanced.
Managers gain insight about direct reports.
There is better and more timely differentiation between good and poor performers.
Supervisors views of performance are communicated more clearly.
Administrative actions are more fair and appropriate.
Organizational goals are made clear.
There is better protection from lawsuits.
Organization change is facilitated.
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Contributions of
Performance Management(2 of 2)

For Employees

For Managers

For Organization/HR Function

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Contributions of Performance Management
for Employees

Enhance self-insight and development

Increase self-esteem

Increase motivation to perform

Increase employee competence

Clarify definitions of
• Job
• Success criteria

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Contributions of Performance Management
for Managers(1 of 2)

Increase employee engagement

Encourage voice behavior

Minimize employee misconduct

Address declines in performance early

Increase employee motivation, commitment, and
intentions to stay in organization

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Contributions of Performance
Management for Employees(2 of 2)


Communicate supervisors’ views of performance
more clearly
Managers gain insight about subordinates
Better and more timely differentiation between
good and poor performers
Employees become more competent

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Contributions of Performance Management
for Organization/HR Function

Clarify organizational goals

Facilitate organizational change

Fairer, more appropriate administrative actions

Better protection from lawsuits

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Disadvantage/Dangers of Poorly
Implemented PM System
For Employees
■ For Managers
■ For organization/HR function

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Disadvantages/Dangers of
Poorly Implemented PM Systems
Lower self-esteem
Increased turnover
Damaged relationships
Decreased motivation to perform
Employee job burnout and job dissatisfaction
Use of false or misleading information
Wasted time and money
Emerging biases
Unclear rating system
Varying and unfair standards and rating
Unjustified demands on managers’ and employees’ resources
Increased risk of litigation
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Disadvantages/Dangers of Poorly
Implemented PM Systems for Employees

Lowered self-esteem

Employee burnout and job dissatisfaction

Damaged relationships

Use of false or misleading information

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Disadvantages/Dangers of Poorly
Implemented PM Systems for Managers

Increased turnover

Decreased motivation to perform

Unjustified demands on managers’ resources

Varying and unfair standards and ratings

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Disadvantages/Dangers of Poorly
Implemented PM Systems for
Organization/HR Function

Wasted time and money

Unclear ratings system

Emerging biases

Increased risk of litigation

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Company Spotlight(1 of 2)

Nike was subject to a lawsuit for gender pay
discrimination and tolerating chronic sexual
harassment.
Nike was requested to “develop and institute
reliable, validated, and job-related standards for
evaluating performance, determining pay, and
making promotion decisions.”

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Performance Ratings: The Canary in the
Coal Mine(1of 2)

Unfair or biased ratings are a sign of a poorly
implemented performance management system

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Performance Ratings: The Canary in the
Coal Mine(2 of 2)

Possible unseen reasons why performance ratings
are biased, impractical, and cause more harm than
good
• Ratings may be not be directly related to an
organization’s strategic goals
• May not refer to performance dimensions under
the control of the employee
• May take too long for supervisors to fill out
complicated and convoluted evaluation forms
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Company Spotlight(2 of 2)

Adobe implemented a state-of-the-science
performance management system
Benefits included:
• Time savings (80,000 hours)
• Increased morale
• Decreased turnover

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Characteristics of an ideal PM System
Strategic congruence
Context congruence
Thoroughness
Practically
Meaningfulness
Specificity
Identification of effective and ineffective performance
Reliability
Validity
Acceptability and fairness
Inclusiveness
Openness
Correctability
Standardization
Ethically
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An Ideal PM System: 15 Characteristics
Strategically Congruent

Consistent with organization’s strategy

Aligned with unit and organizational goals

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An Ideal PM System: 15
Characteristics Contextually Congruent

Congruent with the organization’s culture as
well as the broader cultural context of the
region or country
• Example: A 360-degree feedback is not
effective where communication is not fluid
and hierarchies are rigid

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An Ideal PM System: 15 Characteristics
Thorough

All employees are evaluated

All major job responsibilities are evaluated

Evaluations cover performance for entire
review period
Feedback is given on both positive and
negative performance

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An Ideal PM System: 15 Characteristics
Practical

Available

Easy to use

Acceptable to decision makers

Benefits outweigh costs

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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Meaningful


Standards are important and relevant
System measures ONLY what employee can
control
Results have consequences
Evaluations occur regularly and at appropriate
times
System provides for continuing skill
development of evaluators

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An Ideal P M System:15 Characteristics
Specific
▪ Concrete and detailed guidance to
employees

What’s expected

How to meet the expectations

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An Ideal PM System: 15 Characteristics
Identifies effective and ineffective
performance

Distinguish between effective and ineffective:
• Behaviors
• Results

Provide ability to identify employees with various
levels of performance.

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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Reliable

Consistent

Free of error

Inter-rater reliability

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An Ideal P M System:15 Characteristics
Valid

Relevant (i.e., measures what is important)
Not deficient (i.e., doesn’t measure
unimportant facets of job)
Not contaminated (i.e., only measures what
the employee can control)

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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Acceptable and Fair(1 of 2)

Perception of Distributive Justice
• Work performed 🡪🡪 Evaluation received 🡪🡪
Reward
Perception of Procedural Justice
• Fairness of procedures used to:
■ Determine ratings
■ Link ratings to rewards

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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Acceptable and Fair( 2 of 2)

Perception of Interpersonal Justice
• Perceptions of quality of the design and
implementation of the PM system
Perception of Informational Justice
• Performance expectations and goals
• Feedback received
• Information given to justify administrative
decisions

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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Inclusive

Represents concerns of all involved
• When system is created, employees should help
with deciding:

What should be measured

How it should be measured

• Employee should provide input on performance
prior to evaluation meeting.
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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Open (No Secrets)

Frequent, ongoing evaluations and feedback

Two-way communications in appraisal meeting

Clear standards and ongoing communication

Communications are factual, open, and honest

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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Correctable

Recognizes that human judgment is fallible

Appeals process provided

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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Standardized

Ongoing training of managers to provide
consistent evaluations across:
• People
• Time

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An Ideal PM System:15 Characteristics
Ethical

Supervisor suppresses self-interest
Supervisor rates only where (s)he has sufficient
information about the performance dimension
Supervisor respects employee privacy

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Integration with other Human
Resources and Development Activities

PM provides information for:
• Development of training to meet organizational
needs
• Workforce planning
• Recruitment and hiring decisions
• Development of compensation systems

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Changing Nature of PM

PM is changing rapidly due to:

Technological Advancements

Globalization

Demographic Changes

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Changing Nature of PM
Technological Advancements

Use of cloud computing for real-time and
constant feedback

Availability of Big Data and use of Electronic
Performance Monitoring (EPM)

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Changing Nature of PM
Globalization

Increasing prevalence of virtual teams located
across the world

Need to consider local norms—including societal
and organizational cultural issues

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Changing Nature of PM
Demographic Changes

Retirement of baby boomers and influx of Gen X
and Gen Y (Millennials)

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Quick Review




Definition of Performance Management (PM)
Purposes of PM Systems
Contributions of PM
Disadvantages/Dangers of Poorly Implemented PM
Systems
Characteristics of an Ideal PM System
Integration with Other Human Resources and
Development Activities
Changing Nature of PM

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Chapter 2

Performance Management
Process

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Overview
Prerequisites
⮚ Performance Planning
⮚ Performance Execution
⮚ Performance Assessment
⮚ Performance Review

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Overview of Performance Management
Process

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Prerequisites

A.

B.

Knowledge of the organization’s mission
and strategic goals
Knowledge of the job in question

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Knowledge of Mission and Strategic
Goals

Strategic planning
• Purpose or reason for the organization’s
existence
• Where the organization is going
• Organizational goals
• Strategies for attaining goals

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Mission and Goals

Cascade effect throughout organization
• Organization 🡪🡪

Unit 🡪🡪

Employee

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Knowledge of the Job(1 of 2)

Job analysis of key components
• Activities
• Tasks
• Products
• Services
• Processes

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Knowledge of the Job(2 of 2)

KSAs required to do the job
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Abilities

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Work Analysis

Use a variety of tools
• Interviews
• Observation
• Questionnaires (available on the Internet)
Data collected from
• Job incumbents
• Supervisors
• Individuals responsible for creating a new
job

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Work Analysis Follow-Up

All incumbents should
• Review information
• Provide feedback
• Rate tasks and KSAs in terms of
■ Frequency
■ Criticality

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Rater Biases

Rating of frequency and criticality of tasks
and KSAs is susceptible to:
• Self-serving bias
• Social projection and false consensus bias
• Carelessness consensus bias
🡪🡪 These biases exaggerate the
importance of certain tasks & KSAs based
on the KSAs that incumbents have

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Rater Training(1 of 2)

Web-based training: Structure
• Takes only about 15 minutes
• Establishes common point of reference via
largely 5 steps
■ In the 5 steps, participants basically
practice their rating skills
• As a result, reduces exaggeration of the
importance of certain task and KSAs

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Rater Training(2 of 2)
Web-based training: 5 steps
1. Defines the rating dimensions
2. Defines the scale anchors
3. Describes behaviors indicative of each
rating dimension
4. Allows raters to practice their rating skills,
and
5. Provides feedback on the practice

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Job Description



Job duties
KSAs
Working conditions

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Generic Job Descriptions

Occupational Informational Network (O*Net)

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Description

Drive a tractor trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight(GVW) May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers license

TASKS

Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical safety and emergency equipment is in good working order

Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.

Inspect loads to ensure that cargo is secure.

Maintain logs of working hours or of vehicle service or repairs status following applicable

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Database user interface and query software-ddisoftware.com drivers daily log program DDL Easy Trucking Software Fog line Software Truckn2004; Truckers Helper

Office suite software – Microsoft Office.

Operating system software- micro windows.

Route navigation software-ALK Technologies PC-miler; Microsoft Quo Vadis

Spreadsheet software- Microsoft Excel Hot technology.

KNOWLEDGE

Transportation – knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Public Safety and Security- Knowledge or relevant equipment, policies, procedures , and strategics to promote effective local, state or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and
institutions.

Customer and personal service – knowledge of principle and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer satisfaction

English language – knowledge of structure and content of English language, including the meaning and spelling of the word rule of composition and grammar.

Mechanical – knowledge of machines and tools including their design, uses, repair and maintenance.

Skills

Operation and control – controlling operations of equipment or systems

Operation monitoring – watching gauges dials, of other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly

Critical thinking – using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions; or approaches to problems.

Monitoring – monitoring/assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action

ABILITIES

Control precision – The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

For Vision – the ability to coordinate two or more lims(for example , two arms , two legs , or one leg and one arm) while sitting , standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole
body is in motion.

Near vision – The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)

Reaction Time – the ability to quickly respond ( with the hand, finger, or foot ) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.

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Performance Planning



Results
Behaviors
Development Plan

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Performance Planning:
Results
✔ Key accountabilities
✔ Specific objectives
✔ Performance standards

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Company Spotlight(1 of 2)

Accenture implemented a new, more fluid
performance management process.
Including:
• Ongoing feedback.
• Immediate performance development
• Uses an internal application to help transmit
comments.

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Key Accountabilities

Broad areas of a job for which the employee
is responsible for producing results

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Specific Objectives

Statements of outcomes
• Important
• Measurable

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Performance Standards

“Yardstick” to evaluate how well employees
have achieved each objective
Information on acceptable and unacceptable
performance, such as
• Quality
• Quantity
• Cost
• Time

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Performance Planning:
Behaviors

How a job is done
✔ Includes a discussion of competencies

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Competencies

Measurable clusters of KSAs
Critical in determining how results will be
achieved

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Performance Planning:
Development Plan

Areas for improvement
✔ Goals to be achieved in each area of
improvement

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Performance Execution:
Employee’s Responsibilities




Commitment to goal achievement
Ongoing requests for feedback and coaching
Communication with supervisor
Collecting and sharing performance data
Preparing for performance reviews

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Performance Execution:
Manager’s Responsibilities




Observation and documentation
Updates
Feedback
Resources
Reinforcement

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Performance Assessment


Manager assessment
Self-assessment
Other sources (e.g., peers, customers)

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Multiple Assessments Are Necessary
To…
Increase employee ownership
⮚ Increase commitment
⮚ Provide information
⮚ Ensure mutual understanding

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Company Spotlight(2 of 2)

Google’s performance management uses a 360degree review process, conducted semi-annually
Features include:
• Focused on behaviors and results
• Based on a 5 point scale (1= needs improvement,
5 = superb)
• Based on 6 criteria (adherence to Google values,
problem solving, execution, thought leadership,
leadership, presence)
• Managers meet and review ratings together to
reduce biases
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Performance Review
Overview of Appraisal Meeting

Past
• Behaviors and results
Present
• Compensation to be received
Future
• New goals and development plans

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Six Steps for Conducting
Productive Performance Reviews(1 of 2)

1.

2.
3.

Identify what the employee has done well and
poorly
Solicit feedback
Discuss the implications of changing behavior

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Six Steps for Conducting
Productive Performance Reviews(2 of 2)
4.

5.
6.

Explain how skills used in past
achievements can help overcome any
performance problems
Agree on an action plan
Set a follow-up meeting and agree on
behaviors, actions, and attitudes to be
evaluated

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Performance Management Process
Summary: Key Points
Ongoing process
✔ Each component is important
❖If one is implemented poorly, the whole
system suffers
✔ Links between components must be clear

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Quick Review
Prerequisites
⮚ Performance Planning
⮚ Performance Execution
⮚ Performance Assessment
⮚ Performance Review

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Chapter 3

Performance Management and Strategic
Planning

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Overview

Definition and Purposes of Strategic Planning
Linking Performance Management to the Strategic
Plan
Strategic Planning Process
• Critical Role of HR in Strategic Planning
• Devising an environmental (i.e., SWOT) analysis
• Produce state-of-the-science mission and vision
statements, objectives, and strategies
• Devise effective job descriptions
Building Support

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Strategic Planning: Definition

Process
• Describe the organization’s destination
• Assess barriers
• Select approaches for moving forward

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Strategic Planning: Goal

Allocate resources to provide the organization
with competitive advantage
Blueprint that defines how the organization will
allocate its resources in pursuit of its most critical
and important objectives

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Strategic Planning: Purposes
Helps define the organization’s identity
Helps organizations prepare for the future
Enhances ability to adapt to environmental changes
Provides focus and allows for better allocation of resources
Provides focus and allows for better allocation of resources
Produces an organization of new options and opportunities
Provides employees with information to direct daily activities

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Aligning Strategic Plan & Performance

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Strategic Planning : Overview

Organizational Strategic Plan
• Mission; Vision; Objectives; Strategies

Unit Strategic Plan
• Mission; Vision; Objectives; Strategies

Job Descriptions
• Tasks; Knowledge; Skills; Abilities

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Strategic Planning Process






Critical Role of the HR Function
Environmental (SWOT) Analysis
Mission
Vision
Objectives
Strategies
Job Descriptions

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Strategic Planning Process
Critical Role of the HR Function

Communicate knowledge of strategic plan
Outline knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs)
needed for strategy implementation
Propose compensation systems

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Strategic Planning Process
Environmental Analysis
Identifies external and internal trends
■ To understand broad industry issues
■ Used to make decisions using “big picture” context

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Strategic Planning Process
Environmental Analysis Internal Trends

Strengths:
• Internal characteristics that organization uses
to its advantage
Weaknesses:
• Internal characteristics that can hinder success
of the organization

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Strategic Planning Process
Environmental Analysis External
Trends

Opportunities:
• Environmental characteristics that can help the
organization succeed
Threats:
• Environmental characteristics that can prevent
the organization from being successful

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Strategic Planning Process
Environmental Analysis
Trends to Consider
External

Internal

Economic

Organization structure

Political/Legal

Organization culture

Social

Politics

Technological

Processes

Competitors
Customers
Suppliers

Size
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Strategic Planning Process
Gap Analysis
Analyzes:
External environment
(opportunities and threats)
vis-à-vis
Internal environment
(strengths and weaknesses)

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Strategic Planning Process
Gap Analysis Determines

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Strategic Planning for the Organization

Environmental and Gap Analyses provide
information for organizations to decide:

Who they are

What they do

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Company Spotlight(1 of 2)
SWOT
Strengths

Weakness

• First to market
• Host incentive(hosts can
make money)
• Ease of use (search by
price, location, dates)
• Website design
• Profiles (browse hosts
and review them)
• No daily updates required
for listings

• Lack of brand awareness
in new markets
• Company quality
dependent on hosts and
customer
• Ease of competitor entry
• Legal cost to deal with
zoning laws(e.g.,
prohibiting people from
running a business)
• Insurance costs to protect
hosts and customers

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Company Spotlight(2 of 2)
SWOT
Opportunities

Threats

• Lower prices than hotels
• More connected to city and
its culture
• Easy to become a host and
connect with local residents
• Large market for temporary
housing
• Growing use of online
booking

• Established lodging
providers(e.g., hotels)
• Online rooms(e.g.,
craigslist, couch surfing
com)
• Competitors copying
business model
• Bad press surrounding poor
room, poor customers, or
poor hosts

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Company Spotlight
Gap Analysis

Provide alternative to hotels by providing
temporary housing that allows hosts to make
money and users to save money and experience
local culture.
Provide easy-to-use web platform that allow hosts
to easily list temporary housing by posting their
listing once, and users to easily search and filter.

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Mission
A good mission statement answers:
✔ Why does the organization exist?
✔ What is the scope of the organization’s activities?
✔ Who are the customers served?
✔ What are the products or services offered?

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Mission Statement Should Contain:
Basic product/service to be offered(does what)
Primary markets or customer groups to be served (to whom)
Unique benefits, feature, and advantages of products/services(with
what benefits)
Technology to be used in production or delivery
Fundamental concern for survival through growth and profitability
Managerial philosophy of the organization
Public image sought by organization
Self-concept of business adopted by employees, shareholders and
other stakeholders

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Vision



Statement of future aspirations
Focuses attention on what is important
Provides context for evaluating
• Opportunities
• Threats

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A Good Vision Statement: Eight
Characteristics
Brief
Verifiable
Bound by a timeline
Current
Focused
Understandable
Inspiring
A stretch

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Objectives(1 of 2)

What organization hopes to achieve in
the medium- to long-range period
• Next three to five years

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Objectives(2 of 2)


More specific information regarding how mission
will be implemented
Basis for making decisions by keeping outcomes in
mind
Allows for comparison of what needs to be achieved
versus what each unit, group, and individual is
achieving
A source of motivation
Provides employees with a more tangible target for
which to strive

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Strategies

Descriptions of game plans or how-to procedures
to reach the stated objectives
Address issues of:
• Growth
• Survival
• Turnaround
• Stability
• Innovation
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership

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Strategic Plans at Unit Level

Every Unit mission statement, vision statement,
goals, and strategies
Must clearly align with and be congruent with
Organization’s mission statement, vision
statement, goals, and strategies

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Job Descriptions

Need to be congruent with and support the
organization and unit mission, vision, objectives,
and strategies
Provides information about the various tasks
performed, together with a description of some of
the KSAs required for the position

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Building Support—
Answering “What’s in It for Me?”

For top management support:
• Emphasize that PM helps carry out an
organization’s vision
For support from all levels:
• Clearly communicate nature and consequences
of PM
• Involve employees in the process of PM design
and implementation

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Individual and Team Performance

Organization and Unit mission, vision, goals lead
to 🡪🡪
Performance management system, which:
• Motivates employees
• Aligns development plans with organization
priorities

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What’s In It for Me (WIIFM)?

How does answering this question build support
for the performance management system?
What role does context play in crafting the
message about performance management?

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Quick Review

Definition and Purposes of Strategic Planning
Linking Performance Management to the
Strategic Plan
• Critical Role of HR in Strategic Planning
• Devising an environmental (i.e., SWOT)
analysis
• Produce state-of-the-science mission and
vision statements, objectives, and strategies
• Devise effective job descriptions
Building Support

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Part II: System Implementation



Chapter 4: Defining Performance and Choosing a
Measurement Approach
Chapter 5: Measuring Results and Behaviors
Chapter 6: Performance Analytics
Chapter 7: Rolling Out the Performance
Management System

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Chapter 4

Defining Performance
and
Choosing a Measurement Approach

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Overview

Defining Performance

Determinants of Performance

Performance Dimensions

Approaches to Measuring Performance

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Defining Performance(1 of 3)

Performance is:

Behaviors and actions
• What employees do

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Defining Performance(2 of 3)
Performance is:

Results and Products
• The outcome of employee behaviors

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Defining Performance(3 of 3)

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Behaviors Labeled as Performance
Are…
Evaluative

Negative

Neutral

Positive

Multidimensional

Many different kinds of behaviors

Advance or hinder organizational goals

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Behaviors Are NOT Always…
• Observable
• Measurable

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Results or Products May Be Used…


To infer behavior
As proxy for behavioral measure

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Determinants of Performance(1 of 2)

Performance =

Abilities and other traits

X

Knowledge and skills

X

Context

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Determinants of Performance(2 of 2)

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Abilities and Other Traits




Cognitive Abilities
Personality
Stable Motivational Dispositions
Physical Characteristics and Abilities

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Knowledge and Skills


Job-Related Knowledge
Skills, Attitudes and Malleable Motivational States

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Declarative Knowledge

Information about
• Facts
• Labels
• Principles
• Goals
Understanding of task requirements

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Procedural Knowledge

Knowing
• What to do
• How to do it
Skills
• Cognitive
• Physical
• Perceptual
• Motor
• Interpersonal

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Motivation

Choices
• Expenditure of effort (”state” motivation)
• Level of effort (“state” motivation)
• Persistence of effort (stable trait)
Deliberate practice leads to excellence

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Abilities and Other Traits, and
Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge and skills are more malleable than
abilities and other traits.
Individual differences that are less malleable are
called “traits”
Individual differences that are more malleable are
called “states”

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Deliberate Practice
1.

2.

3.
4.

5.

Approach performance with goal of getting
better and better
Focus on performance
• What is happening?
• Why?
Seek feedback from expert sources
Build mental models of job, situation, and
organization
Repeat first four steps on an ongoing basis

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Context

HR policies and procedures
Managerial and peer leadership

Organizational and national culture

Time and timing of performance

Resources given to employees

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Implications for Addressing Performance
Problems

Managers need information to accurately identify
source(s) of performance problems
Performance management systems must…
• Measure performance
AND
• Provide information on source(s) of problems

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Performance Dimensions:
Types of Multidimensional Behaviors

Task performance

Contextual performance
• Pro social behaviors
• Organizational citizenship

Counterproductive performance

Adaptive Performance

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Task Performance
Activities that

Transform raw materials

Help with the transformation process
• Replenishing
• Distributing
• Supporting

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Contextual Performance
Behaviors that

Contribute to the organization’s effectiveness
AND

Provide a good environment in which task
performance can occur

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Company Spotlight(1 of 3)


Goldman Sachs increased accountability in the
company’s performance appraisals
Put a new metric-based system to test
Examples:
• Linking performance standards, measurement,
and rewards
• Addressing Goldman Sachs’ gender gap
• Put more employee compensation under
employee’s control

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Differences Between
Task and Contextual Performance
Task Performance

Contextual Performance

• Varies across
jobs

• Fairly similar
across jobs

• Likely to be
role
prescribed

• Not likely to
be role
prescribed

• Influenced by

• Influenced by

• Abilities

• Personality

• Skills
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Why Include Task and Contextual
Performance Dimensions in PM System?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Global competition
Customer service
Teamwork
Employee perceptions of PM
Supervisor views
Cultural differences

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Voice Behavior

Behavior that emphasizes expression of
constructive challenge with the goal to improve
rather than merely criticize

Challenges the status quo in a positive way

Makes innovative suggestions for change

Recommends modifications to standard
procedures

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Counterproductive Performance

Behaviors and results that are voluntary

and violate organizational norms

Threaten well-being of the organization, its
members, or both

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Examples of counterproductive
performance

Exaggerating hours worked

Gossiping about coworkers and one’s supervisor

Cyber loafing

Intentionally working slowly and carelessly

Staying out of sight to avoid work

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Adaptive Performance

Related to an individual’s adaptability to
changes

Be it in the organization and it’s goals,

in the requirements of the job,

or the overall work context

Becoming increasingly important due to rapid
changes

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Examples of adaptive performance

Handling emergencies

Solving problems creatively

Dealing with uncertain and unpredictable work
situations

Demonstrating interpersonal adaptability

Demonstrating cultural adaptability

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Competency Architecture(1 of 3)

Four types of competencies

Core competencies

Job Family Competencies

Technical or Professional Competencies

Leadership Competencies

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Competency Architecture(2 of 3)

Benefit of implementing a competency
architecture

Alignment

Fairness

Continuity

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Competency Architecture(3 of 3)

A competency-based job profile can help

The organization by giving employees a clear
learning path

Leaders and HR professionals by providing solid
foundation for an organization’s development
programs

Job seekers by giving them a high-level
overview of the prospective job.

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Approaches to Measuring Performance
Behavior Approach

Emphasizes how employees do the job

Results Approach

Emphasizes what employees produce

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Behavior Approach
Appropriate if…

Link between behaviors and results is not obvious

Outcomes occur in the distant future

Poor results are due to causes beyond the
performer’s control

Not appropriate if…

Above conditions are not present

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Company Spotlight(2 of 3)

Dollar General uses a behavioral approach to
measure performance
Identified behaviors that serve as indicators of
underlying competencies
Behaviors are reviewed and utilized to encourage
certain outcomes and provide
feedback and rewards to staff members

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Results Approach
Advantages:
• Less time
• Lower cost
• Data appear objective

Most appropriate when:
• Workers skilled in necessary behaviors
• Behaviors and results obviously related
• Consistent improvement in results over time
• Many ways to do the job right

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Company Spotlight (3 of 3)


Basecamp divides its employees workload into sixweek work cycles containing 1-2 “big batch
projects” and 4-8 “small batch projects”
Uses a results-approach to performance planning
Company focuses exclusively on getting the
project done within 6 weeks and does not measure
efficiency or compare actual to estimated costs
Team decides how to get the project done

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Quick Review

Defining Performance

Determinants of Performance

Performance Dimensions

Approaches to Measuring Performance

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Chapter 5
Measuring Results
and
Behaviors

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Measuring Results: Overview

Accountabilities

Objectives

Performance Standards

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Key Questions

Where should each individual focus their efforts?

What are the expected objectives?

How do we know how well the results were achieved?

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Accountabilities(1 of 2)

Broad areas of a job for which an employee is responsible
for producing results

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Determining Accountabilities(2 of 2)

Collect information about the job (Job Description)

Determine importance of task or cluster of tasks
• Percentage of employee’s time spent performing tasks
• Impact on the unit’s mission if performed inadequately
• Consequences of error

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Objectives(1 of 4)

Statements of important and measurable outcomes, that,
when accomplished, will help ensure success for the
accountability

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Determining Objectives(2 of 4)

Purpose is to identify outcomes:
• Limited in number
• Highly important
• Achieving them will have a dramatic impact on overall
organization success

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Characteristics of Good Objectives
(3 of 4)

Specific and Clear
Challenging
Agreed upon
Significant
Prioritized
Bound by time
Achievable
Fully Communicated
Flexible
Limited in number
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SMART Objectives( 4 of 4)

Setting SMART Objectives

What are the benefits of using SMART objectives?

Choose a short-term personal or professional goal and
frame the objective using the SMART technique

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Performance Standards(1 of 2)

Yardstick used to evaluate how well employees have
achieved objectives
Information about what to look for to determine the level
of performance that has been achieved

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Performance Standards(2 of 2)
Aspects of performance objectives:

Quality
• How well the objective is achieved
Quantity
• How much, how many, how often, and at what cost?
Time
• Due dates, schedule, cycle times, and how quickly?

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Standards Must Include

An Action

The Desired Result

A Due Date

A Quality or Quantity Indicator

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Good Performance Standards
Related to the position
Concrete,specific and measurable
Practical to measure
Meaningful
Realistic and achievable
Reviewed regularly

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Measuring Behaviors: Overview

Identify Competencies

Identify Indicators

Choose Measurement System

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Identify Competencies (1 of 2)

Measurable clusters of KSAs
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Abilities

Critical in determining how results will be achieved

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Company Spotlight

Identifying leadership competencies is a key part of
fostering leadership at Google
“Project Oxygen” identified a list of 10 behaviors that are
common to high-performing managers and therefor were
incorporated into the company’s manager development
program.

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Types of Competencies(2 of 2)

Differentiating
• Distinguish between superior and average
performance

Threshold
• Needed to perform to minimum standard

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Identify Indicators

Observable behaviors
Used to measure the extent to which competencies are
present or not

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Necessary Components for
Describing Competencies

Definition of competency

Description of specific behaviors
• When competency is demonstrated
• When competency is not demonstrated

Suggestions for developing the competency

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Choose a Measurement System(1of 2)

Comparative system
• Compares employees with one another

Absolute system
• Compares employees with pre-specified performance
standards

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Choose a Measurement System (2 of 2)
Comparative
Simple rank order
Alternation rank order
Paired comparisons
Relative percentile
Forced distribution

Absolute
Essays
Behavior checklist
Critical incidents
Graphic rating scales
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Types of Comparative Systems

Simple rank order

Alternation rank order

Paired comparisons

Relative percentile

Forced distribution

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Simple Rank Order

Advantages:
• Simple and easy to do
• Results are clear

Disadvantages:
• Judges performance based on one dimension only
• May be difficult to rank similar performance levels

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Alternation Rank Order

Advantages:
• Simple and easy to do
• Results are clear
• Uses two anchors (best and worst)

Disadvantages:
• Judges performance based on one dimension only
• May be difficult to rank similar performance levels
• Does not specify threshold for acceptable
performance

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Paired Comparisons

Advantages:
• Thorough
• Final rankings are more accurate

Disadvantages:
• Very time consuming
• May encounter problem of comparing “apples and
oranges”

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Relative Percentile(1 of 2)

Advantages:
• Simple and easy to use
• Evaluates specific competencies or overall
performance

Disadvantages:
• May be difficult to consider all ratees at the same time
• Time consuming if using several scales for different
competencies

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Relative Percentile(2 of 2)

Example of Relative Percentile Method Scale

Don

Desiree

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Forced Distribution

Advantages:
• Categorizes employees into specific performance
groups
• Facilitates reward assessment
• Competition may be good for organizational
performance

Disadvantages:
• Assumes performance scores are normally distributed
• May discourage contextual performance and
teamwork

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Company Spotlight (1 of 2)

General Electric (GE) has moved from forced distribution
ratings to a more performance management approach
Changes include:
• An app-based system to provide ongoing coaching
• Evaluating employees relative to desired traits

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Advantages of Comparative Systems

Easy to explain
Straightforward: Identifies top as well as
underperformers
Better control for biases and errors found in absolute
systems: Leniency, Severity, and Central tendency

Beneficial for jobs that are very autonomous

Attracts individuals high in cognitive abilities

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Disadvantages of Comparative Systems

Rankings may not be specific enough for:
• Useful feedback
• Protection from legal challenge

No information on relative distance between employees

Specific issues with forced distribution method

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Company Spotlight (2 of 2)

Deloitte abandoned forced distribution ratings in favor of
a system that provides feedback on a project or quarterly
basis
Changes include:
• Documented, weekly “check-ins” with employees
• Supervisor training on how to evaluate performance

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Nature of Performance Distribution(1 of 2)

Forced distribution implies that performance is normally
distributed
Recent research shows that, instead, performance is
distributed following a heavy-tail
That is,
• There are more star performers
• Differences between top and average performers are
much greater

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Nature of Performance Distribution(2 of 2)

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Producing Star Performers





Identify and eliminate situational constraints
Allow star performers to rotate across teams
Invest sufficient resources in star performers
Attend to stars developmental network
Shield from financial challenges
Give them preferential treatment, but explain why to all
workers
Invest disproportionate amount of resources in stars

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Absolute Systems

Essays

Behavior checklists

Critical incidents

Graphic rating scales

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Behavior Checklists(1 of 2)

Advantages:
• Easy to use and understand
• Provides quantitative information
• Widespread use
• More objective than other systems

Disadvantages:
• May feel impersonal and disconnected
• Scale points used are often arbitrary
• Difficult to get detailed and useful feedback

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Behavior Checklists(2 of 2)

Example of Behavior Checklist Item

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Essays

Advantages:
• Simplest absolute method
• Individualized for each employee
• Can be done anytime
• Potential for detailed feedback

Disadvantages:
• Unstructured and may lack detail
• Depends on supervisor’s writing skill
• Comparisons virtually impossible
• Lack of quantitative information; difficult to use in
personnel decisions
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Critical Incidents(1 of 2)

Advantages:
• Focus on actual job behavior
• Provides specific examples
• Employees identify with rating

Disadvantages:
• Collecting critical incidents can be very time
consuming
• Quantification is difficult

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Critical Incidents(2 of 2)

Example of Critical Incidents for Adaptability/Flexibility

Completely
Ineffective

Somewhat
Ineffective

Effective

Highly Effective

Exceptional

Able to focus on
only one task at a
time

Easily distracted
from work
assignments/
activities

Handles a variety
of work
assignments/
activities with few
difficulties

Handles a variety
of work
assignments/
activities
concurrently

Easily juggles a
large number of
assignments and
activities

Avoids or
attempts to
undermine
changes

Complains about
necessary
changes

Accepts reasons
for change

Understands and
responds to
reasons for
change

Encourages and
instructs others
about the benefits
of change

Refuses to adopt
changed policies

Makes only those
changes with
which they agree

Adapts to
changing
circumstances
and attitudes of
others

Adapts to changes
and develops job
aids to assist
others

Welcomes change
and looks for new
opportunities it
provides

Considers only
own opinion when
seeking solution

Occasionally
listens to others
but supports own
solution

Listen to others
and seeks
solutions
acceptable to all

Ensures that
everyone’s
thoughts and
opinions are
considered in
reaching a solution

Actively seeks
input in addition to
recognized sources
and facilitates
implementation of
solution

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Graphic Rating Scales(1 of 2)

Advantages:
• Meanings, interpretations, and dimensions being
rated are clear
• Useful and accurate
• Most popular tool

Disadvantages:
• Time consuming and resource-laden to develop
• Lacks individualized feedback and recommendations

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Graphic Rating Scales:
BARS Improvement(2 of 2)

Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS)
Uses critical incidents as anchors

Involves multiple groups of employees in development

• Identify important job elements
• Describe critical incidents at various levels of
performance
• Check for inter-rater reliability

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BARS Improvement

Example of BARS Improvement scale

5

Exceptional Employee consistently displays high level of job knowledge in all
areas of his or her job. Other employees go to this person for training.

4

Advanced Shows high levels of job knowledge in most areas of his or her
job Consistently completes all normal tasks.Employee continues searching for more job
knowledge and may seek guidance in some areas.

3

Competent Employee shows an average level of job knowledge in all areas of the
job.May need assistance completing difficult tasks

2

Improvement Needed Does not consistently meet deadlines or complete tasks
required for this job.Does not attempt to acquire new skills or knowledge to improve
performance.

1

Major Improvement Needed Typically performs tasks incorrectly or not at all Employee
has no appreciation for improving his or her performance.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of
Absolute Systems

Advantages:
• Can be used in large and small organizations
• Evaluations more widely accepted by employees

Disadvantages:
• Higher risk of leniency, severity, and central tendency
biases
• Generally more time consuming than comparative
systems

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Role of Context

Plays important role in determining how performance is
measured
Examples
• Competitive versus Collaborative
• Value of long-term relationships with customers
• Industry Trends
• Leadership

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Measuring Performance

Several types of methods

Differ in terms of:
• Practicality (time and effort)
• Usefulness (quantifiable)

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AI and Performance

Some of the performance management activities that
can be enhanced by AI:
• Identification of high performers
• Identification of low performers
• Identify workers’ strengths
• Hiring
• Measurement of employee-engagement
• Retention

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Potential Problems with AI

AI technology tends to be unregulated and opaque.
AI technology may replicate and even reinforce existing
biases.

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Measuring Results
• Determine Accountabilities
• Determine Objectives
• Determine Performance Standards
Measuring Behaviors
• Comparative Systems
■ Nature of the Performance Distribution
• Absolute Systems
Role of Context
How Organizations are Using AI to Measure
Performance and Identify Talent

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Performance Analytics

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Overview(1 of 2)

Components of Appraisal Forms

Features of Appraisal Forms

Determining Overall Rating

Appraisal Period and Number of Meetings

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Overview (2 of 2)

Who Should Provide Performance Information?

Understanding Intentional Rating Distortion: A Model of
Rater Motivation

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Company Spotlight

The Gap uses a system called GPS (Grow, Perform,
Succeed) which replaced its traditional performance
ratings approach
Involves
• Monthly “touch base” sessions between supervisors
and direct reports
• Employees have a limited number of goals which
involve behaviors and competencies
• Goals are updated throughout the year and closely
linked to company goals
• However, managers still rank employees
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Comprehensive Appraisal Forms:
Nine Major Components(1 of 2)
Basic employee information
Accountabilities, objectives and standards
Competencies and behavioral indicators
Major achievements and contributions
Developmental achievements(could be included in a
separate form)
Developmental needs, plans and goals(could be included
in a separate form)
Performance touchpoints
Employee comments
Signatures

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Comprehensive Appraisal Forms:
Nine Major Components(2 of 2)
Simplicity
Relevancy
Descriptiveness
Adaptability
Comprehensiveness
Definitional clarity
Communication
Time orientation

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Determining Overall Rating

Judgmental strategy
• Consider every aspect of performance
• Arrive at defensible summary

Mechanical strategy
• Consider scores assigned to each section

• Add weighted scores to obtain overall scores

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Open-Ended (Comments) Sections

Challenges

• Difficult to systematically categorize and analyze
• Quality, length, and content vary

Tools to overcome challenges
• Computer-aided text analysis (CATA) software
• Establish goals of information provided

• Training in systematic and standardized rating skills

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Appraisal Period
Number of Meetings

Annual
• May not provide sufficient opportunity for
supervisor/employee discussion

Semi-annual

Quarterly

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When Review Is Completed

Anniversary date
• Supervisor doesn’t have to fill out forms for all
employees at the same time
• Can’t tie rewards to fiscal year

Fiscal year
• Rewards tied to fiscal year
• Goals tied to corporate goals
• May be burden to supervisor, depending on
implementation

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Six Types of Formal Meetings
(Can Be Combined)
1.

System Inauguration

2.

Self-Appraisal

3.

Classical Performance Review

4.

Merit/Salary Review

5.

Development Plan

6.

Objective Setting

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Company Spotlight (1 of 2)


Facebook uses internal software to give employees a
constant flow of feedback.
Employees should never be surprised.
Mitigate drawbacks such as biases, awkwardness, and
waiting too long.
Despite costs and limits, performance reviews help ensure
fairness, transparency, and talent development

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Who Should Provide Performance
Information? (1 of 2)

Employees should be involved in selecting
• Which sources evaluate
• Which performance dimensions

When employees are actively involved
• Higher acceptance of results

• Perception that system is fair

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Who Should Provide Performance
Information? (2 of 2)
Direct knowledge of employee performance

Supervisors

Peers

Direct reports

Self

Customers

Employee Performance Monitoring and Big Data

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Supervisors

Advantages
• Can evaluate performance vs. strategic goals
• Make decisions about rewards
• Able to differentiate among performance dimensions

• Viewed as exclusive source in some cultural contexts

Disadvantages
• Supervisor may not be able to directly observe
performance
• Evaluations may be biased
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Peers

Advantages

• Assess teamwork

Disadvantages
• Possible friendship bias
• May be less discriminating
• Context effects

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Direct Reports

Advantages

• Accurate when used for developmental purposes
• Good position to assess some competencies

Disadvantages
• Inflated when used for administrative purposes
• May fear retaliation (confidentiality is key)

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Self (1 of 2)

Advantages

• Increased acceptance of decisions
• Decreased defensiveness during appraisal interview
• Good position to track activities during review period

Disadvantages
• May be more lenient and biased

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Self (2 of 2)
Suggestions to improve quality of self-appraisals

Use comparative instead of absolute measurement
systems

Allow employees to practice their self-appraisals

Ensure confidentiality

Emphasize the future

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Customers (External and Internal)

Advantages
• Employees become more focused on meeting
customer expectations.

Disadvantages
• Time
• Money

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Employee Performance Monitoring and
Big Data

Advantages
• Can be used to collect information on various
dimensions of performance

Disadvantages
• Can result in negative consequences if implemented
incorrectly

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Company Spotlight (2 of 2)


Intermex required employees to download a mobile
application to track client-related employee communication
and travel
The app had to be active 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to
function effectively
When an employee deactivated the app, she fired for
noncompliance
Employee sued Intermex for $500,000
Lesson:
• Critical to consider employee reactions before
implementing employee performance monitoring
systems

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Recommendations to increase chances of
effective employee performance monitoring

Be Transparent

Be aware of all potential employee reactions

Use it for learning and development

Restrict use to job-related behaviors and results

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Disagreement Across Sources of
Performance Data

Expect disagreements

Ensure employee receives feedback by source

Assign differential weights to scores by source, depending
on importance

Ensure employees take active role in selecting which
sources will rate which dimensions

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Understanding Intentional Rating
Distortions: A Model of Rater Motivation
Types of Rating Errors

Intentional errors
• Rating inflation
• Rating deflation

Unintentional errors

• Due to complexity of task

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Intentional Rating Errors
Influenced by

Motivation to provide accurate ratings

Motivation to distort ratings

Motivation is determined by

Whether rater expects consequences of accurate ratings

Whether probability of receiving rewards or punishments
will be high if accurate ratings are provided

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Rating Inflation and Deflation

Rating Inflation (also called leniency error)
• When raters assign high lenient ratings to most or all
employees
Rating Deflations (also called severity error)
• When raters assign low ratings to most or all
employees

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Motivation for Rating Distortion
Rating Inflation

Rating Deflation

Maximize the merit raise and rewards

Shock employees

Encourage employees

Teach a rebellious employee a lesson

Avoid creating a written record

Send a message that employee should

Avoid a confrontation with employees
Promote undesired employees out of unit
Make manager look good to his or her supervisor

consider leaving
Build a record of poor performance
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Reducing Intentional Rating Distortion
Recommendations:

Provide incentives for providing accurate ratings

Increase accountabilities

• Have raters justify their ratings
• Have raters justify their ratings in a face-to-face
meeting

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Motivation—What’s in It for Me?

Benefits of providing accurate ratings need to outweigh
costs
• Assessing the performance of the supervisor in
implementing and communicating performance
management
• Tools for providing accurate ratings (e.g., training on
how to conduct appraisal interview)

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Quick Review

Appraisal Forms

Characteristics of Appraisal Forms

Determining Overall Rating

Appraisal Period and Number of Meetings

Who Should Provide Performance Information?

Understanding Intentional Rating Distortion: A Model of
Rater Motivation

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Chapter 7
Rolling Out the Performance Management
System

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Overview




Communication Plan
Appeals Process
Rater Training Programs
Pilot Testing
Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation

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Implementation

“Implementation” refers not only to launching a new
system from scratch, but also, to revising and improving
an existing one

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Communication Plan Components

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Communication Plan
Answers the Questions:

What is Performance Management (PM)?

How does PM fit into our strategy?

What’s in it for me?

How does it work?

What are my responsibilities?

How does PM relate to other initiatives?

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Cognitive Biases That Affect
Communications Effectiveness(1of 4)

Selective Exposure

Selective Perception

Selective Retention

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Cognitive Biases That Affect
Communications Effectiveness(2 of 4)

Selective Exposure
• Tendency to expose our minds only to ideas with
which we already agree
• E.g., only communicating with employees who agree
that PM is a good idea

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Cognitive Biases That Affect
Communications Effectiveness(3 of 4)

Selective Perception
• Tendency to perceive a piece of information as
meaning what we would like it to mean even though
the information, as intended by the communicator, may
mean the exact opposite

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Cognitive Biases That Affect
Communications Effectiveness(4of 4)

Selective Retention
• Tendency to remember only those pieces of
information with which we already agree

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive
Biases
Involve employees
Understand employee needs
Strike first
Provide facts and consequences
Put it in writing
Use multiple channels of communication
Use credible communicators
Say It and then say It again

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive Biases
(1 of 8)

Involve Employees
• People support what they help create
• Higher the level of participation is in designing the
system, the greater the support for the system will be

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive Biases
(2 of 8)

Understand Employee Needs
• Identify how to meet needs through PM
• E.g., Are they interested in development activities
that would eventually lead to a promotion or a
different job within the organization?

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive Biases
(3 of 8)

Strike First
• Create positive attitude toward PM
• Do not set up expectations you cannot deliver
• Provide evidence to counter some of the arguments
that might be used against the system

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive Biases
(4 of 8)

Provide Facts and Consequences
• Clearly explain facts and what they mean or what the
consequences are

• Do not let employees draw their own conclusions

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive Biases
(5 of 8)

Put it in Writing
• Create documentation describing the system and post
it where it is accessible to everyone

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive Biases
(6 of 8)

Use Multiple Communication Channels
• Face-to-face meetings; Virtual meetings; Email; TED
talks; Short video clips

• Expose employees repeatedly to the same message

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive Biases
(7 of 8)

Use Credible Communicators
• Communication should be delivered by people who are
trusted and admired within the organization

• People regarded as key and powerful organizational
players

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Minimizing Effects of Cognitive Biases
(8 of 8)

Say It, and then, Say It Again
• Repeat the information frequently
• People can absorb only a small amount of information at
a time, and may be resistant to change

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Appeals Process(1 of 2)

Promote employee buy-in to PM system

• Amicable/Non-retaliatory
• Resolution of disagreements

Increases perception of the system’s fairness

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Appeals Process
(2 of 2)

Employees can question two types of issues:

• Judgmental

Validity of evaluation

• Administrative

Whether policies and procedures were followed

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Recommended Appeals Process (1 of 2)

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Recommended Appeals Process (2 of 2)

Level 1

• HR reviews facts, policies, and procedures
• HR reports to supervisor/employee
• HR attempts to negotiate a settlement

Level 2
• Arbitrator (panel of peers and managers)

Level 3

• High-level manager—final decision

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Company Spotlight (1 of 2)

University of Lethbridge implemented a three-level appeals
process in their performance management system to
increase buy-in from employees and perceived fairness

Levels include:

• 1: Human Resource investigation
• 2: Performance Evaluation Committee investigation
• 3: Formal Grievance under collective bargaining
guidelines

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Minimizing Unintentional Rating Errors

Rater Error Training (RET):
• Make raters aware of types of rating errors they are
likely to make
• Help raters minimize errors
• Increase rating accuracy

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Rater Error Training (RET)
Similar to me
Contrast
Halo
Primacy
Recency
Negativity
First impression
Spillover
Stereotype
Attribution
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Frame of Reference Training (FOR)

Goal of FOR*
• Raters develop common frame of reference

Observing performance

Evaluating performance

Expected results of FOR

• Raters provide consistent, more accurate ratings
• Raters help employees design effective development
plans

*Most appropriate when PM appraisal system focuses on
behaviors
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Behavioral Observation Training (BO)

Goals of BO

• Minimize unintentional rating errors
• Improve rater skills by focusing on how raters:

Observe performance

Store information about performance

Recall information about performance

Use information about performance

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Pilot Testing(1 of 3)

Pilot testing is done before the system is implemented.
• Provides ability to:

Discover potential problems

Fix them

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Pilot Testing—Benefits(2 of 3)

Gain information from potential participants

Learn about difficulties/obstacles

Collect recommendations on how to improve system

Understand personal reactions

Get early buy-in from some participants

Get higher rate of acceptance

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Implementing a Pilot Test(3 of 3)

Roll out test version with sample group

• Staff and jobs generalizable to the organization

Fully implement planned system
• All participants keep records of issues encountered
• Do not record appraisal scores
• Collect input from all participants

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Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation

When system is implemented, decide:
• How to evaluate system effectiveness
• How to measure implementation
• How to measure results

Evaluation data to collect:
• Reactions to the system
• Assessments of operational and technical
requirements
• Effectiveness of performance ratings
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Company Spotlight (2 of 2)

BT Global Services used a three-step approach to rolling
out a new PM system
Workshops that helped executives articulate why a new
system was needed, what roles employees would play,
and how those roles would contribute to the success of
the company
b. Training line managers
c. Ongoing monitoring of the program using data from
employee surveys, face-to-face meetings with line
managers, and team meetings
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Indicators to Consider

Number of individuals evaluated

Quality of qualitative performance data

Quality of follow-up actions

Quality of performance discussion meetings

System satisfaction

Cost-benefit ratio or return on investment (ROI)

Unit-level and organization-level performance

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Quick Review
Communication Plan
■ Appeals Process
■ Rater Training Programs
■ Pilot Testing
■ Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation

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Part III: Employee and Leadership
Development

Chapter 8: Performance Management and
Employee Development
Chapter 9: Performance Management Leadership

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Chapter 8
Performance Management and Employee
Development

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Overview



Personal Developmental Plans
Direct Supervisor’s Role
Multisource Feedback Systems

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Stakeholders in the Development
Process

Employees
• Help plan their own development
• Improve their own performance
Managers
• Help guide the process of development
• Support success of process

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Personal Developmental Plans

Specify actions necessary to improve
performance
Highlight employee’s
• Strengths
• Areas in need of development

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Personal Developmental Plans
Answer…


How can I continuously learn and grow in
the next year?
How can I do better in the future?
How can I avoid performance problems of
the past?
Where I am now and where would I like to
be in terms of my career path?

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Personal Development Plans Focus on
Developing Career Competencies:

Focus on short term and on specific roles and
positions
Focus on the knowledge and skills needed for
long term career aspirations and development
Focus on developing 3 sets of career
competencies:
■ Reflective career competencies
■ Communicative career competencies
■ Behavioral career competencies

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Overview of Benefits of Developmental
Plans:


Improved short-term performance
Improved long-term career path clarity
Greater satisfaction with the performance
management system
Allows organizations to gather information that
can be used for succession planning

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Personal Developmental Plans:
Overview



Developmental Plan Objectives
Content of Developmental Plan
Developmental Activities

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Company Spotlight(1 of 3)


General Mills uses individual development plans (IDP
s) throughout the company
IDPs are created annually and focus on
competencies and employee career aspirations
Company hosts speakers, providing Web-based
learning tools, and holding workshops
Sessions are tailored to different positions
IDP is kept separate from the annual performance
appraisal to maximize effectiveness
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Overall Developmental Plan Objectives

Encourage…
• Continuous learning
• Performance improvement
• Personal growth

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Specific Developmental Plan Objectives




Improve performance in current job
Sustain performance in current job
Prepare employee for advancement
Enrich employee’s work experience

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Content of Developmental Plan(1 of 3)
1.

2.

Developmental objectives
• New skills or knowledge
• Timeline
How the new skills or knowledge will be
acquired
• Resources
• Strategies

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Content of Developmental Plan(2 of 3)

3.

4.

5.

A time line regarding the acquisition of
new skills or knowledge
Standards and measures used to assess
achievement of objectives
Based on needs of organization and
employee

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Content of Developmental Plan(3 of 2)

5.
6.

Chosen by employee and direct supervisor
Taking into account
• Employee’s learning preferences
• Developmental objective in question
• Organization’s available resources

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Developmental Activities Dependent on:



Organization’s strategic goals and objectives
Organization’s available resources
Developmental objective in question
Employee’s learning preference

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Summary of list of
Developmental Activities
On-the-job training
Courses
Self-guided studying
Mentoring
Attending a conference or trade show
Mixing with the best
Getting a degree
Job rotation
Temporary assignments
Membership or leadership role in professional, trade, or non
profit organizations
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Direct Supervisor’s Role

Important role in creation and completion of the
employee’s developmental plan
Good for the supervisor to have their own
development plan
• Helps understand the process from employee’s
perspective
• Anticipate potential roadblocks and defensive
attitudes
• Create a plan in a collaborative fashion

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Specific Role and Five Functions(1 of 2)

1.

2.

3.

Explain what is necessary
Refer employee to appropriate
developmental activities
Review and make suggestions regarding
developmental objectives

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Specific Role and Five Functions(2 of 2)

4.
5.

Check on employee’s progress
Provide motivational reinforcement

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Feedforward Interview
Goals:
• Understand the types of behaviors and
skills that individuals have that allow
them to perform well
• Think about ways to use these behaviors
and skills in other contexts to make
further improvements in the future

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Steps of a Feed forward Interview

1.
2.
3.

Elicit a success story
Uncover the underlying success factors
Extrapolate the past into the future

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Company Spotlight(2 of 3)

Diageo expects supervisors to play an important
role in developing their direct reports
Career development plan includes: formal review,
goal setting, and regular monthly meetings
Supervisor helps identify specific development
goals aligned with the employee’s career
aspirations
Supervisor also help employees achieve
development goals by ensuring employees receive
training, coursework, etc.

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Multisource (360-Degree) Feedback
Systems(1 of 2)

Tools to help employees improve
performance by using performance
information gathered from many sources
• Superiors
• Peers
• Customers
• Subordinates
• The employee

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360-Degree Feedback Systems (2 of 2)


Anonymous feedback
Most useful when used
• For DEVELOPMENT
• NOT for administrative purposes
Internet used for collecting data

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Necessary Organizational Norms
Include:


Cooperation
Openness and trust
Input and participation
valued
Fairness

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Is the 360-Degree Feedback System
Always Beneficial?

Most effective for individuals who:
• Are high in self-efficacy
• Perceive a need to change
• Believe change is feasible
• Set goals and take action
Less effective for individuals who:
• Are low in self-efficacy

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Systems


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