Performance Management: Putting Research into Action

Performance Management Best Practices

What do we know about performance management best practices? What are the features of a performance management system that are likely to produce good results in terms of individual, team, and organizational performance? The following characteristics are likely to allow a performance management system to be successful, and several of the chapters in this book describe these features in detail. Note that practical constraints may not allow for the implementation of all these features. The reality is that performance management systems are seldom implemented in an ideal way (McAdam, Hazlett, & Casey, 2005). For example, there may not be sufficient funds to deliver training to all people involved, supervisors ...