Discussion 1:

Performance management is an important HRM function as it is the processes and actions taken to align employee performance with organizational objectives. Read the article and in 200-250 words evaluate whether your company’s formal performance evaluation process is effective. What steps could be taken to make it more effective? What is the role of HR in performance evaluation? Who is responsible for it? I am a P.E. teacher and coach Varsity Boys Basketball in a small rural private school of only 365 students. We have no formal HR department, but the secretary has dual jobs and one is the HR manager.

ARTICLE: Ten Biggest Mistakes Bosses Make In Performance Reviews – Forbes. Information for the World’s Business Leaders – Forbes.com. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/01/09/ten-reasons-performance-reviews-are-done-terribly/ (http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/01/09/ten-reasons-performance-reviews-are-done-terribly/)

Discussion 2:

What impact do benefit offerings have on marketplace competitiveness and the ability to attract and keep quality employees? Do you think pay is the primary motivating factor for most job applicants and existing employees? Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings.