This article updates a post originally published on February 4, 2014 by Gartner. Current research may include updated and/or alternative positions on these issues. Midsize companies (those with revenues of up to $750 million) are always keen to explore new ways to increase growth and yet few have fully leveraged their existing strategies. One imperative for midsize companies is to better utilize performance management
systems. These systems are too often detached from corporate goals and encourage conflicting behavior in employees. This creates a major drag on performance, with finance and HR managers having to manage an unwieldy mix of targets, activities, people and resources and still create a cohesive system that allows employees to work together in pursuit of a common goal. Here are five solutions to address the most common reasons performance management systems break
down. In our analysis of over 100 mid-size companies, we found that organizations use performance management as an umbrella term for a broad set of analytical and management tasks. In fact, no two organizations regard performance management in exactly the same way, so it’s no surprise that performance management tasks are disconnected from organizational goals. This also explains why the effect of performance management systems
on employee performance can vary widely even within an organization. Most often, performance management systems stop well short of influencing employees or reinforcing positive traits. Mid-size companies must learn to view performance management systems not just as a tool to measure performance but as a way to align employee behavior with organizational objectives. One mistake midsize companies often make is to
chase multiple goals and use a “cascade process” to ensure the entire organization contributes to the same goals. In reality, this approach leaves the workforce misaligned, disengaged, and inefficient. The best organizations simplify and focus performance management on a few vital goals. Successful companies are explicit about the key causes of improved employee performance and seek to create momentum to achieve a few clear, transparent goals. Performance management systems are often complex and disconnected. Many organizations set targets that only tangentially align to long-term goals, fail to track the completion of must-have tasks, and ultimately fail to incentivize the right behaviors in employees. The best companies use tracking mechanisms that align employee metrics to future goals, track task completion as well as metric success, measure the effect of that success, and reward those employees who
encourage the right outcomes in the right way. Only 23% of HR executives believe their performance management processes accurately reflect the entirety of employee contributions — including the way that some employees develop value-added connections among employees, teams and the organization that multiply their contribution to enterprise performance.
Successful organizations align business performance management to HR performance management. To achieve improved performance, the best managers establish a climate of trust, create incentives for joint business objectives, and reward those who encourage organizational value over individual achievement. When managers are overwhelmed with data and overly focused on financial results and past variances, they inadvertently
miss changes in their operating environment. Our research found that the vast majority of reported data in midsize companies complicates decision-making instead of clarifying it. Even if managers do see changes they seldom have the decisionmaking ability to adjust course and reallocate resources midstream. Successful firms create an adaptable review system that sets escalation and divestment triggers ahead of time, reduces data metrics to identify the most
relevant information, ensures their reviews look at changes to the operating environment and regularly report on human capital, market, and operational factors, as well as financial factors. Recommended resources for Gartner clients*: *Note that some documents
may not be available to all Gartner clients.  For many startups and small businesses, talent management can sometimes be deprioritized from the everyday chaos and operations. As they begin to grow, they start to recognize that using a spreadsheet or using memory to keep track of employee performance just doesn’t work. If your company is evolving, your performance management strategy should be evolving alongside it. Establishing a performance management strategy and a feedback culture early on, even with 1-2 employees, will improve employees’ performance, ultimately contributing to the overall companies’ success. In this article, we outline the challenges that startups can face when managing their employee performance, as well as solutions to get their employees on the right track. 1. Unclear objectives & tasksIn startups, it is common that employees wear several different hats. Multiple employees work on multiple tasks with multiple teams, which can cause a lot of overlap and leave employees confused about what they are supposed to be completing. The lack of clarity on tasks and responsibilities for employees not only causes confusion but also harms productivity. Moreover, because startups often adapt and change their strategies and objectives rapidly, aligning on them becomes that much more crucial. SolutionObjectives should always be clearly defined. They should also be visible to employees — whether it be through a shared workbook, project management tool, or performance management tool. Having visible and clearly communicated objectives help align employees and ensure they are rowing in the same direction. OKRs and KPIs are common frameworks to set goals. Managers should also over-communicate, particularly with new hires. Follow-up emails are not always a bad thing. In fact, the research found that managers who were deliberately redundant moved their projects forward faster and more smoothly. Over-communication can be important in driving projects and making sure that employees understand expectations and objectives 2. Company values are not defined or communicatedStartups tend to focus on the product or service first and may not prioritize creating their values until a later date. However, startups have to realize that company values are the core beliefs. Values define the company culture and contribute to the overall employee strategy — from attracting to retaining talent. Even if startups have values, they may not communicate these values to the employees. This is a problem in many organizations — only 27% of employees strongly believe in their company’s values, and less than half strongly agree that they know what their organization stands for. SolutionStartups and small businesses should establish their core values early on so they can help shape the team’s behaviors and help make business decisions that best align with the values. The earlier a startup can create its foundation of values, the earlier it can be relayed to employees so that they can incorporate them into their performance. In fact, an employee who knows and understands their corporate values are 51 times more likely to be fully engaged at work. Startups can integrate values into their employee performance management process by incorporating them into their feedback and recognition practices. Remember that company values shape the workplace culture, make sure to establish them early on and clearly communicate them.
3. Undefined career development and progression strategiesCareer development and career progression are big drivers of employee retention. This is particularly an interesting and complicated topic for startups. One of the biggest perceived benefits of joining a startup for employees is the potential to progress quickly and succeed as the company succeeds. Hence, career progression can be a tricky topic to approach. Compensation is also challenging in startups as they are generally running on a tight budget. SolutionClearly define the compensation and career development strategies. Once defined, leaders must make sure that these strategies are clearly relayed to employees. For compensation, it is important to remember that an employee’s salary will be contingent on their previous experience, the company’s stage, and the role. Startups can utilize industry salary ranges found on Glassdoor or Angel Co. Creating a clear salary band structure early on is critical, so that startups can avoid problems as the company begins to scale. While competitive pay will always be a driving factor in retention, remember other elements like great company culture, bonuses, gifts, flexible work, promotions, paid leave, and career development and training are also important. In fact, one survey found that 63% of employees would rather get a promotion with no salary increase than a salary increase with no promotion. Consider giving employees more autonomy on projects and allowing them an opportunity to mentor others, which can be rewarding for many employees. 4. Lack of feedback systemsWhether it is a startup or a company with years of experience, feedback is essential to excel employee’s performance. In startups, feedback between team members is incredibly important because employees are usually doing an array of different tasks. However, startups may not have a strong feedback culture in place which can leave managers afraid to give any type of constructive feedback and employees being scared to receive feedback. SolutionA healthy feedback culture should be established early on. Managers have to lead by example – they need to ask for feedback from their direct reports and give feedback frequently. 43% of highly engaged employees want weekly feedback. Feedback can be a strong motivator for employees. Managers working in startups must also realize that feedback is a double-edged sword — poorly given feedback can be worse than no feedback at all. Feedback needs to be effective in order to correct behaviors. Having education and training on what effective feedback looks like and how to share effectively is important. Moreover, feedback should be documented in one place. Whether it is through a pen-and-paper approach, Google sheet, or a feedback tool, documenting feedback helps managers and employees view past feedback and track progression. Create employee performance management processes early onFor early-stage companies, hiring the right people and then managing them can be difficult. Setting and clearly communicating objectives, showcasing and integrating company values into performance management processes, and establishing the right feedback rituals to build a feedback culture can help startups effectively manage their employees and drive successful business outcomes. Riley Steinbach is the lead of marketing at Pavestep, a performance management software company. With a passion for helping companies with their performance management, she has written an array of pieces spanning from topics such as employee engagement, to why resiliency is critical. What are the challenges of effective performance management?Some of the major challenges in managing performance could be as follows:. Wrong Design. The performance management system and tools must fit with the specific needs of the organization. ... . Absence of Integration. ... . Lack of Leadership Commitment. ... . Ignoring Change Management in System Implementation. ... . Incompetence.. What are the barriers to performance management?3 Barriers to Performance Management. Paper-based processes are unnecessarily time-consuming. Issue: ... . Poor communication causes delays and bottlenecks. Issue: ... . Poor visibility creates information silos.. What challenges did you face in achieving the set performance expectations?Here are 7 common challenges that contribute to performance gaps.. Employees Aren't Getting The Information They Need. ... . Employees Don't Have Access To The Necessary Online Training Tools. ... . The Needs Of The Organization Have Changed. ... . Employees Aren't Aware Of The Organizational Objectives. ... . Lack Of Managerial Involvement.. Why are there problems with most performance management systems?One reason why performance management fails is that the process lacks structure. It is not a one-time process and needs to be repeated more often. It is not possible if you don't have a well-designed structure for performance management.
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