Research: Re-Engineering Performance Management

Gallup's report considers how traditional approaches to performance management, including pay and promotion decisions, are becoming outdated and ineffective.

Key findings:

• Only two in 10 employees strongly agree that their performance is managed in a way that promotes them to do outstanding work.
• 30% of employees strongly agree that their manager involves them in goal setting. Employees whose managers involve them in goal setting are 3.6 times more likely than other employees to be engaged.
• Only 21% of employees strongly agree they have performance metrics that are within their control.

The research paper offers insights into why performance management practices are faltering, the expectations employees have of their workplace and how organisations should create a culture of performance development.