HR Definitions

Staff Performance



What is Staff Performance
Staff performance is getting the right people to do the right things, at the right time.

This involves a complex set of management practices that all combine to:

  • Get the right people, with the right mix of skill, knowledge, behavioural characteristics, motives, and values, to be able to perform the job to a high standard
  • Develop systems and procedures that assist, not hinder, the employees ability to perform
  • Create a workplace environment where people want to perform, this includes motivational as well as satisfying components
  • Ensure that each staff member knows exactly what is expected of them and how their performance will be measured
  • Progressively measure performance and provide timely and focussed feedback that allows the staff member to improve their performance
  • Manage difficulties that arise through a wide variety of causes
  • Adequately assess and minimise the risk to the organisation through staff not performing

How can Staff Performance be used?
Staff performance is a critical aspect of an organisation's ability to meet its objectives, survive, and thrive.

Best Practice for Staff Performance
Best practice in staff performance involves a full range of managerial practices

Related Definitions
Performance Management
Staff Training/Staff Development
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