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Finding Value in Performance Appraisals
Making a performance review as productive as possible means avoiding some common pitfalls.
It’s that time of year again — holiday parties, colder weather and, for many employees, annual performance reviews. Not everyone looks forward to these meetings, but a new survey shows that most workers find them beneficial. Seventy-seven percent of employees polled said they consider performance reviews valuable; 40 percent see them as very beneficial, according to a survey developed by OfficeTeam, a staffing service specializing in highly skilled administrative professionals.
The survey was conducted by an independent research firm and includes responses from 612 men and women, all 18 years of age or older, and employed. Survey respondents were asked, "How valuable is the feedback you receive during performance reviews?" Their responses: "very valuable" (40%); "somewhat valuable" (37%); "not very valuable" (7%); "not valuable at all" (8%); "don't know/no answer" (8%).
"For many employees, formal reviews provide the only opportunity to gain specific feedback on their performance," said Diane Domeyer, executive director of OfficeTeam. "The extent to which both managers and employees prepare for these meetings can have a substantial impact on their value as a motivational tool. A well-planned performance review includes a dialogue on goals for the year ahead, and is the ideal time …
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