The Performance Appraisal

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You will find everything you need to know about your employee performance reviews. Download free professionally designed templates, view content rich how to guides or get it all in a MS Word document.

Performance Appraisal Definition

When thinking about employee appraisals many managers quickly picture sitting in a formal setting with their employee providing annual feedback on the employee’s past performance. You will find that this is just one part of the overall process. The full scope of an employee performance appraisal is the act of

• Defining your employee’s performance expectations
• Measuring and evaluating employee performance relative to those expectations
• Providing feedback on performance against agreed standards
• Recording or documenting your employee’s performance

Why use the Appraisal Process

There are many reasons why you may complete employee performance reviews, the top five reasons why organisations implement appraisals include

• Evaluation of current performance
• Identifying training or development needs
• Establishing future performance goals
• Determining merit pay increases or salary reviews
• Determining performance based bonuses

Leadership Tip: Whilst you may pursue efficiency with your processes, you will quickly find that leaders do not take shortcuts with their people management.

Examples, Templates, How to Guide, it's all here

• Appraisal Home Page

Phase 1

• Rating methods
• Establishing performance standards

Phase 2

• Measuring results
• Rating Errors
• Prepare for your appraisal interview

Phase 3

• The performance interview
• After the performance interview

Process Map

Tips & Techniques

Free Templates

• Rating Scale
• Essay Style
• MBO
• BARS
• Download

Appraisal PowerPoint Presentation

Examples

• Good Performer
• Average Performer
• Poor Performer
• Intangible Measure

The Three Phases of Employee Performance Reviews
Good performance reviews do not just happen, they are the result of passionate leaders following a proven process. An effective performance appraisal consists of three distinct phases. 

• Setting Expectations
• Measure and Monitor
• Feedback and follow through

Discover, Learn and Grow

You will find that you will get the best results if you click through and read each illustrated page in order. However, feel free to go straight to the page that interests you the most.

Appraisal Home Page | Process Map | Tips & Techniques | PowerPoint

The value of employee performance reviews is often debated by academics and managers alike. The reason their value is debated is that they are either

• Not done properly, or they are
• Not linked to one on one feedback provided throughout the year

For your performance appraisals to be effective it is important that your appraisal process with your regular one on ones. To find out everything you need to know about one on ones, including getting our free templates, click here.