{"id":374,"date":"2017-03-27T09:50:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simplyhrservicesltd.co.uk\/?p=374"},"modified":"2017-03-27T09:52:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T09:52:42","slug":"performance-appraisals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"Performance Appraisals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-375\" src=\"http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cooltext237832385515271.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1015\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cooltext237832385515271.png 1015w, http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cooltext237832385515271-300x29.png 300w, http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cooltext237832385515271-768x75.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1015px) 100vw, 1015px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Historically, appraisals have generally been held annually; something that employees often feared and managers hated doing.\u00a0 These days there\u2019s a tendency towards holding more regular \u2018reviews\u2019 with staff, which are often less onerous all round.\u00a0Here are our 5 Top Tips on holding reviews.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-376\" src=\"http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cooltext237832766117844.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cooltext237832766117844.png 854w, http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cooltext237832766117844-300x36.png 300w, http:\/\/simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cooltext237832766117844-768x92.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Consider holding reviews quarterly (make them more frequent, shorter meetings).<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t save up \u2018issues\u2019 for an appraisal, deal with them at the time they happen, so they can be resolved sooner and staff don\u2019t feel as though their review is demotivating or something to fear.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on solutions and opportunities for staff such as training, their responsibilities or career progression.<\/li>\n<li>Construct S.M.A.R.T* targets for staff to work towards between their reviews.<\/li>\n<li>Consider obtaining feedback (e.g. 360-degree**) on staff prior to their review.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And lastly, but most importantly:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Make it a 2-way conversation. Ask for their opinion on how things are going \/ whether they have any suggestions on improving the working environment or their role, etc. and LISTEN to what they say. You may not be able to do anything about some things, but there may be some nuggets you can take away and implement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*SM.A.R.T stands for:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li>Specific<\/li>\n<li>Measurable<\/li>\n<li>Achievable<\/li>\n<li>Realistic<\/li>\n<li>Timely<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*360 degree feedback involves gathering feedback from the staff members\u2019 peers, those who report to them, their managers and potentially customers, to help identify the individual\u2019s strengths and areas for development (otherwise known as \u2018weaknesses\u2019).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope you found this information helpful &#8211; if you need further information on any of these topics, we\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tel:\u00a0 01934 411275 \/ Email:\u00a0 <\/strong>info@simply-bookkeeping-services.co.uk<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You\u2019ll also find us on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historically, appraisals have generally been held annually; something that employees often feared and managers hated doing.\u00a0 These days there\u2019s a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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