Understanding Performance Management: A Brief Overview

Sections of this topic

    Performance Management: Understanding the Process

    Information on this topic describes the foundational performance management
    a process that underlies Employee
    Performance Management
    , Team
    Performance Management
    and Organizational
    Performance Management.
    Although the term “performance” is conventionally
    used in literature about management, some people might have an adverse reaction
    to that term. For them, they might use the term “effectiveness” instead.

    Strongly Suggested Pre-Reading

    Performance
    Management: Traditional and Progressive Approaches

    Sections of This Topic Include

    Introduction

    First,
    What Do We Mean by “Performance”?
    Key
    Terms in Performance Management
    Guidelines
    for Implementation and Evaluation

    Phases in Performance Management Process

    Performance
    Planning — Specifying Preferred Results

    Performance
    Appraisal– Evaluating Progress Toward Results

    Development
    Planning — Improving Progress Toward Results

    Special Topics

    Performance
    Management: Benefits and Concerns

    Performance
    Management During Rapid Change

    Performance
    Measurement: Guidelines, Myths, and Examples

    General Resources


    General Resources

    Human Performance Technology
    Listing of performance management articles

    Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award
    16
    Ways to Derail Your Attempt at Building a Performance Culture

    Balancing Measures: Best Practices in Performance Management
    Performance
    Management: How To Do It Right

    Performance:
    The Psychologist’s View

    HR
    Systems for the 15%


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