Employee Performance Reviews - 8 Important Measures

In every organization there has to be a policy oftheir work is not being justified in the appraisal process.
reviewing the performance of the employees onThey should have all the freedom and levy to ask for
regular basis in order to evaluate the proper executionrecourse of the review.
of responsibilities allotted to the employees as far as2. A standard format of performance appraisals
their work is concerned. Employee performanceshould be maintained for all the employees. It should
reviews help us to understand the exact status of theinclude all the necessary details of the employee
employee, the areas of development, what isincluding the name, job description, specify the time
expected of them by the company and it also helpsperiod over which the employee performance is
them to develop an inter-personal relationship with theirevaluated, the attributes and dimensions including their
supervisors or seniors.responsibilities, job description, the set goals and the
Employee performance reviews are mostly donerequired skills like communications, IT skills or
annually. The annual performance reviews are vital.administration, etc. Provide place for rating system like
Organizations are distressed to find reasons as topoor/ average/ good/ excellent. It should have space
why they are unable to arrange an hour long sessionfor overall opinion and suggestions and plans for
or meeting to understand whether or not the commonimprovements, duly signed by the respected authority
needs of the employees or the organizations are met.and the employee.
Employee performance reviews helps in an honest3. Have a standard schedule for the employee
interaction between the management and employees.performance reviews, such as quarterly, half yearly
The employee gets a clear understanding as to whatand then the final, yearly one.
the organization expects from them, they understand4. Keep the employee informed about the scheduled
their achievements, personal strengths and drawbacksperformance review and its details.
and are advised on the improvement of their5. Be open for suggestions from the employee
shortcomings, if any.regarding any work updates. Take written inputs from
To have an employee performance review at leasthim related to the appraisal.
once in a year is very essential for an organization as6. The employee performance review should be
not doing it may demoralize the employees and maystrictly professional and evaluated by experts.
lead to decrease in overall efficiency of the7. It should include the total records of the role of the
organization. It may spread a sense of disbelief aboutemployee in the major accomplishments of the goals
the management amongst the employee.of the company, have details description of their
To structure accurate employee performancestrengths, plus and minuses and actions should be
reviews, conduct the following eight steps:suggested for improvements, such as training and
1. Program a legally approved employee performancedevelopment etc.
reviews procedure. It should be job related and a valid8. There should always be a two sided communication
review, thoroughly analyzed, based on thein a performance appraisal meeting, the employee
performance and should be standard for all theshould be given a chance to speak about his
employees. It should not be biased and the reviewachievements and give his inputs. Feedbacks should
should be done by people having domain expertise.be exchanged. Always end the meeting with a positive
There should be a process planned out for thenote.
employees to approach their seniors if they feel that