Performance Appraisal Systems and Succession Planning
Dale Feekes
Western Governor’s University
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Benefits of Performance Appraisal Systems
Performance appraisal is considered to be an essential element of human resource management (HRM). Benefits of performance appraisal comprise improvement of communication amid the employees along with the management, encouragement of team work and greater ability of decision-making (Bigelow, 2013).
Optimal Results of a Well-Prepared and Well-Delivered Performance Appraisal
The optimal results of a well-prepared and a well-delivered performance appraisal can be measured by focusing upon three particular dimensions. These dimensions comprise determination of performance problems,
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It can also be stated that through democratic leadership, both individuals and teams can foster positive working atmosphere. Individual performances are more reliable and accurate as compared to team performance (Duggan, 2013).
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Reasons for Adopting Succession Planning
Succession planning signifies the preparatory aspect of replacing one leader with the other. The organizations require assessing, identifying, and developing talents for ensuring continuity of leadership with the intention of attaining expected business goals. Building a strong leadership and transferring knowledge is considered to be the important aspects of succession planning. Greater competition amid the employees helps in higher retention of employees which eventually results in succession planning for organizations (American Society of Association Executives, 2011).
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Use of Succession Planning by a Given Company Succession Planning can be used by providing training to employees that are hired by the company for the purpose of attaining desired business targets. Succession Planning provides educating capable people concerning the business or operational process and culture of the organizations. It can also be stated that successful planning can use by the company by focusing upon making sustainable income and lessening resulting in preserving organizational effectiveness (Altres, 2013).
Succession Planning Process used by an
According to Fibuch (2012), succession planning is an inclusive organizational key strategic process for critical position in the organization to be filled. In the process, some employees are trained on each key role within the organization. They are retained and developed intellectually for the future, and there is individual advancement for continuity in case of unexpected
An appraisal is one of the most commonly used methods of formal assessment and is used to evaluate and assess the performance of an employee against agreed targets and objectives, with the aim of improving employee performance. Where an employee has been able to achieve their targets, the appraisal can be used to recognise successes. This often helps to increase an employee’s confidence and motivation and can lead to better organisational performance. Many organisations will use the outcomes of an appraisal to identify potential candidates for promotions or even an increase in pay. At the same time, an appraisal meeting may include discussions on underperformance, identifying why this has occurred and how this can be avoided in the future.
Performance appraisal is a method which is increasingly used to evaluate employees to determine the degree to which they are performing effectively and encourage them to direct their energies towards organizational performance. Although the appraisal is being practiced, there are criticisms made against the system which generally arise from within the Orthodox and radical management frame work.
An effective performance appraisal system supports our desire to create a productive, motivated, accountable, reliable, creative, dedicated, and happy workforce.
The processes demonstrates a commitment to people within the business by showing them that they are valued members of the company and their success is important to the entire organization.
A succession plan is defined as the determination of new people when one person in the organisation retires or dies (Kim and Park, 2017). It is the process of replacing old leaders with new ones in order to maintain the success of the company.
A performance appraisal is one of the most important factors in any organization and can be one of the greatest tools used to record employee production. Every organization has to have goals and objectives established and the employee has to be involved in this process. By conducting performance appraisal will improve productivity and also the morale of the employees.
Development of a performance appraisal system that is effective in a human service organization is of benefit for the organization and the employees. For a performance appraisal system to be effective, the system has to be strategic, designed to fit the specific needs of the organization, non-discriminatory, non-bias, with correct implementation and administration. Many different components, must to be incorporated to make this type of system beneficial for all who use it, and all who are evaluated by the system.
An effective performance appraisal system strives for as much precision in defining and measuring performance dimensions as is feasible. Some of the major problems with the Darby appraisal system are:
Employee development, presents a prime opportunity to expand knowledge of all employees, facilitates cross-training, increases employee engagement, is a retention strategy, and allows to identify those individuals with high potential to support the succession plan. When developing the 1-3-year development plan for my team, I partner with HR to agree on the program, then I start by reviewing their performance reviews, I meet with each team member to learn about their career aspirations, and their areas for development, based on my observation and strategic needs, I will recommend training as well, such as leadership, conflict management, change management etc.; once the final plan is reviewed and approved, is up to the employee and myself to ensure it gets implemented.
Performance appraisal is a process of assessing, summarizing and developing the work performance of an employee. Every career employee should receive a written performance appraisal at least annually using the appropriate UCSD Performance Appraisal Model.
Succession planning is a key part of filling leadership roles in the workforce. Leaders have been making decisions from the beginning of time. The term leader has many faces in life. Whether on a battlefield in ancient time or in modern society running a multimillion dollar business, leadership styles were used by leaders or managers to get results. A leaders effective succession planning builds the availability of experienced employees in all areas of an organization.
Performance Management Within the Workplace The basis of the mainstream of performance appraisals within the modern workplace is one person (a manager or executive) rating one more, an intrinsically individual process. There are distinction such as 360 degree appraisals that include the judgment of others such as clientele and peers/colleagues in the process but it is the action of one person transitory judgment upon another that is subjective in nature and the root cause of many of the problems encountered in the research associated with performance appraisals. Performance appraisals are of importance to the organisation, as they often provide the only measure of an individual's contribution and
“Performance appraisals can enhance employee performance as well as advance the mission and goals of an organization. There are many advantages of performance appraisals if they are applied fairly, consistently and objectively. Performance appraisals not applied fairly can be counterproductive and even destructive to
In a typical and effective process of performance management, as demonstrated in Figure 2.1, performance appraisal is not the only but a vital element because it is the activity which evaluate the outcome of the work, recognize the achievement and weaknesses and give employees and managers a straightforward result on these(Armstrong, 2009, Hutchinson, 2013). From a modern perspective, performance appraisal covers more areas not only on what have been achieved but also on the attitude and contribution of the operator (Hutchinson, 2013), which enhance the functions of identifying training needs.