Streamlining Performance Appraisal Systems for A Fair Appraisal Every Time
Performance appraisals have been around since the early 1800s, and naturally, they’ve managed to stick around for two entire centuries because they’ve known to be incredibly useful.
But with the changing dynamics of workplaces, many organizations are now moving away from the traditional performance appraisal systems and opting for more modern and flexible methods.
How Do Performance Appraisals Help an Organization and Its Employees?
Primarily performance appraisals help establish a much-needed link between the employees and their supervisor or the organization itself. They provide an opportunity for crucial performance-related conversations and discussions.
Organizations particularly stand to gain a lot from performance appraisals done right. They help employers assess each employee’s individual performance and ensure that they’re assigned tasks they excel at. Consequently, it’s a chance for employers to recognize an employee’s hard work and convey their expectations as well.
Employees, too, can benefit a lot from performance appraisal as they can help them identify their weaknesses and work on them. Additionally, getting feedback from their supervisor can help boost their morale, increasing overall job satisfaction.
Some Common Issues with Most Performance Appraisal Systems
Employers and their employees rarely agree on much, but most of them would tell you that the traditional performance appraisal system is fundamentally flawed and is essentially useless.
Performance appraisals are often not accurate because they are being done annually, and managers fail to document an employee’s performance throughout the year. As a result, only their most recent achievements make it to appraisal and a lot of simply ignored. Additionally, employees need regular feedback for improvement, which isn’t possible with only annual appraisals.
Secondly, some managers may fail to make the appraisal meeting productive by making it a lecture rather than a conversation. And thus, completely eliminating feedback from the employee, making them feel like they don’t really have a voice.
How Can Performance Appraisals Be Improved With HR WORKS
It’s quite clear that the performance appraisal system’s traditional module doesn’t work as it was initially intended. Therefore, it’s essential to upgrade to more modern systems like the employee appraisal add-on to HR WORKS.
This add-on is primarily a web application that automates and thus streamlines the entire employee appraisal process, resulting in a much fairer evaluation. The software allows both managers and their subordinates to review and assess an individual employee’s performance and achievements throughout the appraisal period—and there can be multiple appraisal cycles for each employee.
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