Melissa Shaw
Assignment 4

Achilles Heel and the Appraisal Interview The appraisal interview is the Achilles’ heel of the entire evaluation process. Some managers think of performance appraisal meetings and recollections of torn Achilles' heels or root canals immediately surface. They're sort of "been there, don't want to go again" situations. The more it can be put off, the better (zeepedia).
Study after study shows that both managers and employees are very dissatisfied with performance appraisals and often view them as a necessary evil to get over with quickly. According to our textbook appraisal interviews have the potential for confrontation and belittling the goal of motivating employees? “To minimize the possibility of hard feelings, the face-to-face meeting and the written review must have performance improvement, not criticism, as their goal.” (Mondy) It is important that the employee fully understand the system used in evaluating their job performance. Performance appraisal is a system of review and evaluation of an individual or team's job performance (zeepedia). An effective system assesses accomplishments and evolves plans for development. Performance management is a process that significantly affects organizational success by having managers and employees work together to set expectations, review results, and reward performance (Chegg). Its goal is to provide an accurate picture of past and future employee performance. To achieve this, performance standards are established. Here are some strategies to turn performance management from a nightmare into a sweet, or at least tolerable, dream. (zeepedia) One, prepare for the performance appraisal meeting. Give yourself adequate time to review an employee´s file, complete an evaluation of their performance and outline topics for the session. A second strategy that can be used is to explain