Performance Appraisal

Question 1

360° appraisal

Answer 1

• receives anonymous feedback from peers and managers
• consolidated into one cohesive report for the employee to reflect on

Question 2

weekly check-ins

Answer 2

• technique used by the employer to see how their employees are feeling and working

Question 3

management by objectives

Answer 3

• manager gives appraisee objectives for them to accomplish
• this will help appraise reach the goals of the business

Question 4

self-assessment

Answer 4

• employee talks about their own strengths and weaknesses, achievements, key data, etc.
• manager will discuss whether they agree or disagree with the content of the self-assessments

Question 4

pros of 360° appraisal

Answer 4

+ great if opinions from stakeholders are similar as this means info is reliable
+ information consolidated and can be used by the manager in the future if decisions need to be made (redeployment/promotion)

Question 5

cons of 360° appraisal

Answer 5

• not all stakeholders filing out info may know the appraisee
• appraiser could be biased and therefore lead to inaccurate info about the employee

Question 6

pros of weekly check-ins

Answer 6

+ if employee was having a bad day when employer checked on their performance, employees are able to show that they are doing a good job at their next check-in date which will prevent long-term bad reputation for the employee
+ if appraisals are not done effectively, weekly check-ins can provide the employee with up to date information about the employee

Question 7

cons of weekly check-ins

Answer 7

• time consuming as employers will check-in weekly and would have to arrange a weekly check-in with each employee
• meetings can take employees out of their working day
• biased appraisals: the manager may not point out the improvements some employees need to make because they like them, which will lead to inaccurate information

Question 8

pros of management by objectives

Answer 8

+ if employees can achieve targets set, this can help the business achieve their business goals
+ increases motivation as employees would want to achieve the target set for them, so will work harder to be able to achieve this
+ increases productivity

Question 9

cons of management by objectives

Answer 9

• employees may not achieve targets
• if targets are not met, managers may feel that they have wasted their time

Question 10

pros of self assessment

Answer 10

• employees get to reflect on and understand their own performance
• improved communication - self assessments can provide a platform for discussing individual goals/concerns
• reduced bias as managers’ bias sometimes influences ratings

Question 11

cons of self assessment

Answer 11

• inaccurate self perception
• time consuming as both parties require careful consideration and discussion