Independent, competent employees are made, not born. Your approach to hiring and performance management determines whether your employees are a cost or a benefit to your organization. Save time and money by following an intentional process that helps you to identify and retain good employees.

Performance management includes all activities that help employees to make good work decisions, exhibit good work performance, and behave appropriately on the job.

* It starts with an employee selection process that not only helps you to match the right person to the right job, but tells your potential employees about your expectations for work performance and behavior.

* It continues with an orientation program that teaches your new employee how to do the job, further clarifies your expectations, and provides a basis for evaluating job performance.

* It includes a performance appraisal process that emphasizes regular and consistent feedback and uses a periodic meeting to summarize previously discussed strengths and needed changes.

* And, last but not least, it provides a mechanism for employees to develop the knowledge and skills needed to fulfill job responsibilities and contribute to company goal attainment.

We help you to establish the framework for the effective performance management system described above. This includes documents that identify your expectations for employee work performance and behavior, a useful performance evaluation process, and a results-oriented professional development program. Click here for more information about Professional Development.

Performance Evaluation

There are various approaches and tools for performance appraisal. We first work with you to identify the approach that best suits your organization's goals and culture. Then, we help you to construct the tool that matches your goals, desired purpose, and preferred approach.

Performance appraisal is a process, not just a form. We help you to change that once-a-year ineffective performance review meeting into an on-going process that helps employees to do their best work and more directly contribute to the success of your company.