subject: Appraisal: Motivation For Employees [print this page] Appraisal is an important and necessary part in any business organization. After an employee works for a certain period of time with complete enthusiasm, the company gives the employee a feedback about the work done by him/her. This policy of a company is known as performance appraisal.
Performance appraisal becomes necessary for measuring the performance of an employee and to keep a check on the growth of the organization. It looks into the performance of every employee of the company from the past and then focuses on improving the future performance of the employees which increases the overall productivity of the company. The process of performance appraisal has many steps that employers have to follow.
Let's take a look at these steps:
Performance Standards: Certain standard is established which is used to compare the work or performance of each of the employees. These standards help during the time of comparison of performances.
Communication: Once the standard is set, the organization or the employers communicate with the employees and explain them the quality work that is expected from them. The employees are expected to work according to these standards.
Performance Measuring: Measuring the quality and amount of work performed by an employee is a difficult task. This measuring of performance is done without any discrimination and the performance is noted throughout the year.
Comparison of Performance: After measuring the performance of the employees, these performances are compared with the expected performance of the employee. This comparison helps in grading the work done by each employee of the company.
Discussions: After the comparison is completed, each employee is called for one-on-one conversation to discuss the results. The management discussed the problems and the solutions of each employee till an agreement is reached.
Deciding: When the discussions between the management and the employees is completed, the management takes proper decisions and decides if any additional training is needed to improve the performance of an particular employee.
This entire process depends upon how well the rater and the employer who is being rated understand each other. It should be taken care that the meeting should take place confidentially and there should be no interruptions in between. Questions asked by the employee or the rater should come to a conclusion. This will help the rater understand the ways to improve the employee's performance and similarly the employee can understand why the rating was given.
