If your agency is like most, your current performance management (PM) practices likely rely on manually collecting annual evaluations or other time-consuming, paper-based procedures. Even if you’ve managed to partially automate certain processes with database templates or other basic electronic methods, you’ve …
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Formal performance management programs have been around since the Industrial Revolution. In those days, the manager of a manufacturing plant would set a quota and give his subordinates annual goals. Those subordinates will give goals to their subordinates and those …
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Agencies use performance management programs to inform employee decisions related to compensation, transfers, promotions and workforce cuts. A key goal of any performance management program is to distinguish top performers from the rest of the pack in order to reward the top …
What’s Fair? Managing Perceptions of Performance Management Programs Read more »
In our last blog, we discussed the importance of developing a strong leadership bench by shaping the right employees into future leaders with targeted training and succession planning. High-performing agencies not only have great talent but also know how their …
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What could be more important to an agency’s enduring health than the selection and cultivation of its future leaders? There is a growing need within the public sector not only to develop current leaders, but to also accelerate the readiness …
In last week’s blog post on the challenges of annual performance appraisal data, we pointed out that annual performance appraisal does not facilitate candid discussions about improving upon skillsets. This hurts employee development and succession planning activities. This week, we …
The Annual Performance Review vs. the Competency Assessment Read more »
In the hustle and bustle of working life, the employee performance appraisal offers a chance for managers and their employees to take time for one-on-one discussions of issues that might not otherwise be addressed. When conducted properly, they offer a …
Performance Appraisal Data is Complicated. Here’s Why. Read more »
Very often, the discussions around government performance management (PM) programs focus on the annual performance appraisal. Discussions with senior HR leaders or agency PM SOPs usually focus on how to cascade organizational goals into performance elements, how to rate elements accrurately, etc. …
4 Reasons Why Giving and Receiving Performance Feedback is Important Read more »
Performance management programs can provide considerable benefits to government organizations; help them align and track measurable goals, create ongoing feedback loops for coaching, and boost engagement through recognition. However, poorly implemented performance management programs can lead to detrimental organizational outcomes. …
7 Risks of Poorly Implemented Performance Management Programs Read more »
For all government agencies, the role of human resources is paramount to compliance with federal regulations. It’s just as important, however, to ensure that the agency is achieving its mission and running as efficiently as possible. Unfortunately, many federal HR …
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