It’s that time of the year when appraisals and performance management are on top of the mind for everyone.
Every organization, irrespective of size and industry, has a set of performance management processes to measure an employee’s performance and contribution to business growth.
The elements of performance management have evolved over the years, and we’re now at a particularly significant juncture when performance management processes are undergoing change to keep up with the shifting dynamics between employers and employees.
We at Darwinbox were keen on dissecting these emerging trends, and brought together HR leaders from multiple industries to share their thoughts on what the future of performance management would look like.
The discussions ranged from the use of AI for performance management to how the process changes as companies scale, and the HR leaders had fascinating perspectives to share. Here are the five ideas that stood out to us:
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HRBPs can play a transformative role in performance management
Today, it’s the employee, their managers, and teammates who are involved in the performance appraisal process. HRBPs only step in when there are any issues that require attention. However, the HRBPs can play an active role in the process, particularly with enabling continuous feedback and fostering trust between employees and their managers.
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There’s a need for a stronger, more tangible link between performance and incentives
While knowledge workers see how their performance impacts their compensation and growth within the company, it isn’t quite the same with blue-collar workers. Workers in sectors such as hospitality, construction, etc. may not always pay attention to performance review processes because they don’t clearly see what’s in it for them. Performance management in companies that play in these sectors could improve significantly if this gap is bridged.
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Continuous feedback processes need to be brought into the daily flow of work
The concept of continuous feedback is solid but the implementation is still pretty weak in most places. There are still processes and procedures involved. If this were changed, the concept of regular check-ins would work and drive results. Giving and receiving feedback should be made easy without the need for processes and documentation, and continuous feedback should ideally happen in the flow of work – be it MS Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, or any other channel that managers and employees use every day.
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Performance management processes need to be simplified
The core of performance management is very simple – how have your performed as against your goals. But the process is cumbersome.
The sheer number of steps, processes, procedures and the amount of documentation and paperwork required makes performance appraisals a massive burden for employees. Employees are often indifferent to the process and sometimes even try to game the system.
Simplifying the process and making it more straightforward can help improve efficacy of performance reviews.
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It’s critical for companies to take a crawl-walk-run approach
It’s essential for every organization to have a performance appraisal program, but it must be in accordance with the team’s size and the business’s growth stage.
For example, a 50-member organization won’t require a succession planning program, but a large company with tens of thousands of employees would need clear processes for growth and succession planning.
Implementing ideas and programs in stages and seeing that the performance management process evolves and scales over time is important to ensure that the program delivers on the potential benefits.
A robust HCM platform with a customizable performance management module can help fix all these issues. Darwinbox is built keeping employees in mind, and is designed such that it is efficient and easy to use. Darwinbox has every solution you might need to bring out the best in your people and your business.
Read more about Darwinbox’s performance management solution here, watch an interactive demo here, and schedule a demo with our specialists to see how Darwinbox can help your team. Revamp your performance management process today!
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