Selecting, Developing, and Evaluating Staff
The following exercises provide an opportunity for you to identify personal preferences for various types of appraisals. You may wish to critique an appraisal from a system in which you are currently employed or in which you have had clinical experiences.
Activity 21-1
Design a performance appraisal process that you believe would help you grow professionally.
Which of the performance appraisal types would be part of your preferred process? State a rationale for each regarding how the process could help you professionally.
a. Graphic rating scales provide feedback that can:
Strengths:
Limitations:
b. Management by objectives provides feedback that can:
Strengths:
Limitations:
c. Behaviorally anchored rating scales provide feedback that can:
Strengths:
Limitations:
State three performance criteria that should be included in a performance appraisal process:
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Meet with group to construct a performance appraisal form incorporating each of the performance criteria that have been identified. Do this on a separate piece of paper. Share the group process that has been developed with a person responsible for appraising you or someone who would. Will that person agree to use your process to assist you in growing professionally? Remember, the fact that your organization uses a particular system does not preclude the use of an additional system.
Activity 21-2
Assess the state of performance appraisal in a clinical organization (setting) by using the checklist below:
1. Does your organization have a formal performance appraisal system?
2. Does it use graphic rating scales? Does it include peer review?
3. Is it based on management by objectives?
4. Are the objectives based on a strategic plan?
5. Does it include a behaviorally anchored rating scale?
6. Does it influence compensation?
7. Does it serve as a basis for discipline?
8. Is it used to determine training needs?
9. Does it increase role clarity?
10. Do appraisal meetings occur yearly?
11. Is the system based on an up-to-date position descriiption?
12. Is the training process for appraisers clearly defined?
Identify three core competencies utilized in your performance appraisal system.
What is your opinion of the performance appraisal system in your organization?
Does your performance appraisal system reflect the values, climate, or culture of the setting? Describe two ways.
