As a follow up to an earlier post (from an even earlier comment) about what "real people" think of performance management comes the comment below from John McCoy. It’s always important to consider how employees will relate to a performance management system. What do they get out of it – in plainspoken terms?

John does a great job of bringing it down to earth:  

The question about performance management, "What does the working person actually think?" made me stop and remember. As a young working stiff, articulating concepts like this did not enter my mind. However, remembering back, the thoughts were clear, if not spoken:

• What’s my job?

• Does it matter?

• How am I doing?

• Does anyone care?

Clear line of sight, effective feedback, support and encouragement, meaningful rewards. What could be better?

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