Performance Management

Do your employees have a very clear understanding of what they are expected to accomplish over the next year?

Do your employees understand the standards expected for their work?

Do you give your employees timely, positive feedback on their accomplishments?

Do you give your employees timely, constructive feedback when necessary?

Most organizations have a vision of achieving excellence, of being the very best at what they do. One component of achieving that vision, arguably the most important component, is excellent employee performance that achieves the mission and strategies of the organization.

Performance management is an effective tool for guiding and assessing the contribution of employees to the organization.

Click on the following links to view detailed information:

What is performance management?

What is the purpose of performance management?

Is your organization ready for performance management?

Designing a performance management system

Doing performance management: the three phases

Training your organization's raters

Final checklist for your performance management system

Performance management for executive directors

(Source: HR Council for the Voluntary & Non-profit Sector website)

Resources - Websites and Documents

RCVO resource listing on Human Resources Management

Managing Employee Performance - by Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC)

Designing a Well-Crafted Performance Management Form - by the HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector

Sample Performance Management Form - by the HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector

Sample Work Plan - by the HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector

What role do job descriptions play in evaluating employees? - by enVision.ca

Painless Performance Appraisals  - by CharityVillage.org

Evaluating Your Executive Director's Performance - by Wild Rose Foundation Board Development Program