How to Motivate Employees Through Performance Reviews
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Motivation is the process that motivates employees and makes them pursue their goals. Well-designed and well-executed performance reviews have a powerful motivating effect. Appraisals have the power to motivate employees because they provide a number of interrelated benefits:
They show the need for improvements. If employees do not have a clear idea of their performance, they cannot be motivated to make improvements.
They satisfy higher-level psychological needs. Researchers consistently find that recognition is one of the most powerful forms of motivation for large numbers of employees. Although there are numerous opportunities for recognition in the workplace, the performance appraisal is an opportunity for employees to receive formal, meaningful, and lasting recognition from their manager.
They convey a feeling of personal appreciation. When managers take the time and effort to carefully review, analyze, document and discuss their employees' performance, it sends the message to employees that they are important and valuable, and that in itself is very rewarding, whether the feedback is positive or not.
Motivation is the process that motivates employees and makes them pursue their goals. Well-designed and well-executed performance reviews have a powerful motivating effect. Appraisals have the power to motivate employees because they provide a number of interrelated benefits:
They show the need for improvements. If employees do not have a clear idea of their performance, they cannot be motivated to make improvements.
They satisfy higher-level psychological needs. Researchers consistently find that recognition is one of the most powerful forms of motivation for large numbers of employees. Although there are numerous opportunities for recognition in the workplace, the performance appraisal is an opportunity for employees to receive formal, meaningful, and lasting recognition from their manager.
They convey a feeling of personal appreciation. When managers take the time and effort to carefully review, analyze, document and discuss their employees' performance, it sends the message to employees that they are important and valuable, and that in itself is very rewarding, whether the feedback is positive or not.
The tools you need to improve performance reviews and streamline the process
Whether you're a manager new to performing employee appraisals, want to improve the quality and effectiveness of the appraisal process, or simply want to save time and stress, Icehrm gives you the tools you need to save time and energy while presenting fair and accurate reviews that promote the growth of your employees.
