Performance and Career Development

Akinlua Oludolapo Morayo

University of Phoenix

Week 4

Individual Assignment

Career Development PlanIII

(Performance and Career Management)

HRM531

Instructor: Deborah Jones

April 25, 2010.

Performance and Career Management

Performance management entails willingness and dedication that focus on improving performance on the individual or team level every day. It helps employees with indicating present direction and their desired direction. To practice high-quality performance management, managers must provide timely feedback about performance, while consistently focusing attention on the ultimate objective (Cascio, 2005). A career management plan is a plan that has been developed in order to help managers guide employees in a positive direction, which in turn helps employees to become successful.

A career management plan is an important piece to an employee’s growth and development preparation throughout his or her career. This plan will permit an individual on how to reach their goals and know where they want to be.

Due to the fact that InterClean has completed the training and mentoring program, a “Performance and Career Management” plan will be implemented. This program will assist the employees and the organization to achieve their set goals. This plan will enable each employee aware of his or her strengths and weakness, toward improving and achieving the goal of the organization.

• Performance Evaluation

Employees will be evaluated annually using the appraisal form. Feedback will be given by measuring the employee’s performance against standards set through the job analysis and the organizational goals. Employees can reach a higher level of performance through the use of the appraisal because the evaluation can identify clear links between the performance standards for a particular job, organizational objectives and elements defined through a job analysis and...