Managing performance throughout the year

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Managing performance throughout the year

The first thing to remember about managing your employees' performance is that it's a continuous process throughout the year, not something you only discuss during a formal employee evaluation. Let's put the actual evaluation in perspective. The typical manager might spend one, maybe two weeks, out of a 52-week year preparing and delivering direct report evaluations. The other 50 plus weeks are spent doing your work and a major portion of that is really about facilitating the work of others. So, lets talk about what it means to manage performance throughout the entire year.

It's all about understanding when and how to use check-ins. A check-in is an effort you make to reach out to individual members of your team in order to inquire about their status and offer assistance. Actually, when you use check-ins you have three main goals: to provide support and assistance, to maintain visibility, and to help avoid surprises during employee evaluations. The first goal is what most people think of, providing support and assistance.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/performance-review-foundations/managing-performance-throughout-the-year