Comments on: Performance Management – Do Reviews Measure the Right Stuff? Do They Motivate? http://www.careercurve.com/blog/2010/07/performance-management-%e2%80%93-do-reviews-measure-the-right-stuff-do-they-motivate/ Where Coaching Counts Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: What Does the Number 60 Mean to You? - http://www.careercurve.com http://www.careercurve.com/blog/2010/07/performance-management-%e2%80%93-do-reviews-measure-the-right-stuff-do-they-motivate/comment-page-1/#comment-2151 What Does the Number 60 Mean to You? - http://www.careercurve.com Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:28:41 +0000 http://www.careercurve.com/blog/?p=155#comment-2151 [...] Organize business objectives and bonus potential frequently.  This forces communication between management and employees and communication drives engagement. [...] [...] Organize business objectives and bonus potential frequently.  This forces communication between management and employees and communication drives engagement. [...]

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]]> By: admin http://www.careercurve.com/blog/2010/07/performance-management-%e2%80%93-do-reviews-measure-the-right-stuff-do-they-motivate/comment-page-1/#comment-447 admin Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:19:45 +0000 http://www.careercurve.com/blog/?p=155#comment-447 Rodney, thank you for your comment. As I considered your point, I realized that you are absolutely right. A performance review should be just that - accurate feedback on an employee's performance and not a tool to motivate. To say that they were designed to motivate is too strong of a statement; however, there is a resulting mindset that occurs after a review and it should NOT demotivate. I think what I was trying to say is that performance reviews affect motivation and how much of that has do to what is being evaluated? Don't things that should count, not count? And couldn't this have a negative effect on motivation? A review should provide an assessment but isn't it true that whether the assessment is positive or negative, the company wants performance to improve and that requires motivation? You are correct that that reference is more appropriate to a Recognition Review and I thank you for pointing it out. Do you think Recgnition Reviews and Performance Reviews should be separate and both utilized or are you suggesting using Recognition Reviews in lieu of Performance Reviews? Rodney, thank you for your comment. As I considered your point, I realized that you are absolutely right. A performance review should be just that – accurate feedback on an employee’s performance and not a tool to motivate. To say that they were designed to motivate is too strong of a statement; however, there is a resulting mindset that occurs after a review and it should NOT demotivate. I think what I was trying to say is that performance reviews affect motivation and how much of that has do to what is being evaluated? Don’t things that should count, not count? And couldn’t this have a negative effect on motivation? A review should provide an assessment but isn’t it true that whether the assessment is positive or negative, the company wants performance to improve and that requires motivation? You are correct that that reference is more appropriate to a Recognition Review and I thank you for pointing it out. Do you think Recgnition Reviews and Performance Reviews should be separate and both utilized or are you suggesting using Recognition Reviews in lieu of Performance Reviews?

]]> By: Rodney Brim http://www.careercurve.com/blog/2010/07/performance-management-%e2%80%93-do-reviews-measure-the-right-stuff-do-they-motivate/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Rodney Brim Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:41:58 +0000 http://www.careercurve.com/blog/?p=155#comment-445 You raise an interesting point, but as I read your blog, I keep wondering about your statement, ... "a performance review is designed to motivate and engage employees." Is it? Could be. Could also be to give accurate feedback on current performance... which would only be motivating to certain employees, probably threatening to an equal or greater number. I enjoyed your perspective on the issue, but the topic looks it might better fit with how to give a Recognition Review than a Performance Review. Maybe recognition and the value created should be the core of a review, not necessarily performance? Rodney Brim, CEO Performance Solutions Technology blog: http://www.performancesolutionstech.com You raise an interesting point, but as I read your blog, I keep wondering about your statement, … “a performance review is designed to motivate and engage employees.”

Is it? Could be. Could also be to give accurate feedback on current performance… which would only be motivating to certain employees, probably threatening to an equal or greater number.

I enjoyed your perspective on the issue, but the topic looks it might better fit with how to give a Recognition Review than a Performance Review. Maybe recognition and the value created should be the core of a review, not necessarily performance?

Rodney Brim,
CEO Performance Solutions Technology
blog: http://www.performancesolutionstech.com

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