Shropshire firms urged to prioritise performance
A local HR consultancy is urging businesses across the county to recognise the importance of regular performance reviews amongst their workforce to ensure increased productivity and profit margins.
With reasons for employees performing poorly ranging from lack of recognition, lack of communication, and an actual inability to undertake the role in hand, Shropshire-based Triangle HR is encouraging businesses to consider their current review processes and how these could be enhanced for the benefit of both management and staff.
Triangle HR Founder and Director, Justine Vaughan, explained: “The popular saying that ‘a firm is only as good as its people’ is certainly true, and having the wrong people in the wrong jobs can be a real recipe for disaster, resulting in inefficiencies, internal conflict, and low morale. While many firms are finding themselves having to spend valuable resources restructuring or recruiting, a solution to this could simply be to look at their existing workforce and making sure that the right people are in the right roles to suit the needs of the business, and that staff themselves feel motivated and supported.
“Developing and maintaining an organisation that is efficient, profitable and successful requires the specific skill sets of a workforce to match the individual roles people are in, and by evaluating and appraising staff, an employer is able to clearly identify any training or other business-related needs.
“By regularly communicating with employees, managers are able to highlight any failings or inadequacies, set clear goals and expectations, and to support the employee to improve their performance or to help resolve any concerns. For well-performing employees, regular reviews can also hugely benefit them by providing a consistent framework for recognition and reinforcement.
“Many businesses undertake performance reviews on an annual basis to tie in with salary reviews, bonuses and promotions, but this can be a long time in the life of an employee and a business. It is a much better idea to conduct reviews much more regularly, perhaps every quarter, so that any required actions from the previous appraisal can be recognised, recorded and reviewed, and any issues tackled right there and then.”
