Appraisal and work performance

Appraisal and work performance

1. The process

   • Review targets from the previous year
   • Achievements discussed
   • Judge whether targets have been met
   • Development needs identified for the future
   • Set targets for the current year
   • Takes place once a year

2. Types of appraisal

   • Managerial assessment
     • Revolves around a manager giving a formal assessment of an employee's performance
     • Conducted by a line manager
     • Issues to consider
       • Senior staff member may deem the process unimportant
       • Time consuming
       • May not be any monitoring of the response
       • May be too positively or negatively approached
   • Self-assessment
     • Self-reflection in order to measure your own performance
     • Conducted by yourself
     • Issues to consider
       • Doesn't distinguish whether you should assess yourself against other employees or previous performance
       • Specific questions
       • Employees may praise themselves if the result could be a pay rise
   • 360 degree appraisal
     • Involves the apraisee receiving feedback from several people
     • Conducted by colleagues and other stakeholders
     • Issues to consider
       • Employees, stakeholders may be bias either positively or negatively
   • Peer assessment
     • Involves receiving an assessment from work colleagues
     • Conducted by colleagues
     • Issues to consider
       • Employees, stakeholders may be bias either positively or negatively