Aligning and Assessing Performance Management

Select one (1) organization for which you worked or with you are familiar and support or challenge the degree to which the organization aligned the goals set for the employees to the organization’s vision and mission. Recommend key steps that this, or any, organization could take in order to correct its performance management process if the goals set for employees do not align to the organization’s goals. Justify your response.

The organization I currently work for has a break down in organization aligned goals set for the employees to the organization’s vision and mission. To begin with there is no clear organization mission or vision stated or conveyed to the employees. This results in many of our employees leaving because of a number of reasons. Many customers are unhappy with the product results and many employees are unhappy with the working environment. Not having a clear organization vision or mission the organization struggles to maintain a stress free environment. The main step to take in this situation is for the organization to develop a clear mission statement and company goals that need to be achieved. Making sure the employees understand the mission and goals is important so everyone has the same understanding of where the organization is and where they organization wants to go. Without these beginning steps the organization will not be able to correct its performance management process because the goals set for employees and the organization do not align.

Give your opinion on the effectiveness of two (2) best methods to provide formal individual growth opportunities for the organization from Part 1 of the discussion. Support your response with specific examples of the benefits of using your chosen methods.

The two best methods to provide formal individual growth opportunities for the organization from part 1 are a clear, agree-on strategy and translation of strategy into understandable goals and measures. As mentioned in part one, these are the methods that will help any organization to grow and reach the goals they have set forth for the organization and the employees.