Superior performance by every employee, is necessary to promote profit, enhance quality of life within and outside the organization, and give the organization competitive strength. Designing performance standards is not enough. Managing performance to those standards in a manner that is positive and encouraging is necessary to establish the level of independent and collective accountability within the organization necessary to consistently meet and surpass goals. The LaMarche Consulting Group provides guidance in the establishment of performance standards, the application of accountability from the top down, and in the provision of compensation and recognition commensurate with goal attainment. Listed below are areas of concern in Performance Management.
The Performance Management Inventory:
- Are the most important performance criteria within the organization clearly understood?
- Is there a clear measurement system for these performance criteria?
- Is there timely and positive communication regarding goal attainment?
- Is there a positive manner of correcting unsuccessful goal directed behavior?
- Is there an efficient and timely employee appraisal system?
