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It's
Check Up Time
Employee
Performance Evaluation
© Bill Main & Associates
Take the pressure
off annual performance
reviews with Spot Check Evaluations
 Compensation
and Bonus |
Promotions |
| Job
Development |
Improved
Communication |
| Job
Security |
All of these important decisions in the life of an employee boil down to one thing... the annual performance review. No wonder notice of an evaluation often conjures up a feeling of dread.
Why not let employees know that evaluations and reviews are a positive thing? A properly executed evaluation system lets everyone communicate about performance, progress and areas for improvement. And, most importantly, it's not to be viewed as an isolated or threatening event. In school, wasn't it better to have several weekly tests throughout the semester than one big final?
Take the pressure off the "official" evaluation by conducting a series "mini-evaluations." I like using the Spot Check Evaluation. About once a quarter, a manager takes a quick rating of an employee's appearance, performance, attendance, attitude, procedures and customer service. Spot Check Evaluation have several benefits:
They
don't take much time
A manager should be able to conduct two or three spot check evaluations
during any shift. In additional to being quick, they don't require any
advance scheduling with the employee.
They
put things in perspective.
Annual performance reviews can become skewed when an employee's most recent
work performance is the only thing considered. It's difficult to remember
the good (or bad) from six or nine months back. The Spot Check Evaluation
provides a quick progress report to evenly measure performance over a
period of time.
They
help fix things when things need to be fixed.
Spot Check Evaluations can identify problems in performance, and allows
you to correct them more easily and informally, before they become significant
patterns or habits. This makes it easier for the employee to set new goals
and move forward.
For Trade Secrets members, here is a ready-to-use Spot
Check Evaluation form,
with protocols so you can get started right away.
For more information about our Trade Secrets customizable Employee Performance Evaluation System, which includes an annual performance evalution, cross evaluations, protocols and forms, visit our on-line store or call 800.858.7876.