Performance Appraisal: A Scorecard Model

by Eric Alagan

Year-end review. Annual staff evaluation. Interviews and feedback. Don’t we love it!Cogs in a machine. One wheel drags and the works slow; or worse—they gum up. Remember that shirker in your college project team?Yes, you know the primary we work in teams but conduct performance appraisals at the individual level. A tough nut? Not really. There is a solution.You need a scorecard model that quantifies—hard numbers—each team’s and individual’s contribution in relation to corporate goals. Yes, ultimately an employee’s performance must be tied to achieving business goals—sales and profits.And it’s not just for the line-workers. It includes the staff workers too.Some hints on the protocol to No judgement calls—well, there is but it’s severely moderated. Several levels of reviews and several reviews—to eliminate games such as playing favourites and sucking up to the supervisor. And to smoothen peaks and troughs in performance by the team and the individual.Time taken—no more than a “regular review”.The Performance Appraisal Model is a simple model, a collaborative model that everyone in the team helps to build—and buys into from day one. If the people don’t own it—no pep talk is going to change anything.Oh, something the Performance Appraisal Model incorporates the 10 goals of an ideal performance appraisal exercise.Check it out. Pick up copy.

129 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 21, 2019

Reviews

[Snowy Tee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Usually there is no one size fits all solutions, but in this book, the formula fits all organization structures, big or small, in any function and division. All one needs to do is tweak the assessment values and the formula works.

Although technology has taken over, the human aspect remains important. By quantifying the assessment result in numbers, managers are well placed to discover the strengths and weaknesses of their direct-reports and to help them excel in the area they perform best.

Useful and practical tips fill the book. A good buy!