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Managing Employee Performance

University of Minnesota

About this course: Once you have hired good employees, the next step that successful people managers take is to develop the full potential of their employees. Performance management is a process that helps managers achieve the goal of getting the best from their employees. In this third course in the Human Resources for People Managers specialization, we will discuss the skills and key processes you will need to develop your employees to attain department and organizational goals. These skills will include setting clear expectations, providing positive and corrective feedback, and delivering an effective performance appraisal.


Created by:  University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota

  • Larry Bourgerie

    Taught by:  Larry Bourgerie, Senior Lecturer

    Carlson School of Management, Department of Work and Organizations
Basic Info
Course 3 of 5 in the Human Resource Management: HR for People Managers Specialization
Commitment4 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week
Language
English, Subtitles: Vietnamese, Korean
How To PassPass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings
4.6 stars
Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said
Syllabus
WEEK 1
GETTING STARTED - DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
In this module, you will begin your journey into learning about managing employee performance for your organization. We will cover performance management fundamentals and discuss ways to be more strategic in implementing better performance management in your organization. Two key elements that will be useful to people managers in this module are the difference between performance appraisals and performance management and recognizing how performance management can affect your organization.
11 videos, 3 practice quizzes
  1. Video: 1.1.1 Developing People (Course Introduction)
  2. Video: 1.1.2 About Larry Bourgerie
  3. Video: 1.1.3 Linking Performance Management to Financial Outcomes (ROI)
  4. Video: 1.1.4 Culture and Performance Management - A Global Perspective
  5. Practice Quiz: Managing Employee Performance Overview
  6. Video: 1.2.1 Performance Management and Performance Review; Aren't They the Same Thing?
  7. Video: 1.2.2 Purposes and Design Elements of Effective Performance Management
  8. Video: 1.2.3 The Impact of Effective Performance Management Both Internally and Externally
  9. Discussion Prompt: Differences between Performance Appraisals and Performance Management
  10. Practice Quiz: Performance Management Fundamentals
  11. Video: 1.3.1 Strategic Performance Management Model
  12. Video: 1.3.2 Perils of Poorly Implemented Performance Management
  13. Video: 1.3.3 Role of Training in Performance Management Strategy
  14. Video: 1.3.4 Performance Management's Link to Strategy
  15. Practice Quiz: Strategy and Performance Management
Graded: Developing Performance Management Systems
WEEK 2
IMPLEMENTING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
In this module we will begin to put structure around performance management. We will discuss the difference between results and behavior and how to describe and identify performance objectives and standards. You will also learn how to identify employee skills and how you can use this to develop performance standards. Finally, you will learn about three ways to measure results and behaviors and the different benefits and limitations each approach offers.
12 videos, 3 practice quizzes
  1. Video: 2.1.1 Behavior and Results: Aren't They Both Performance?
  2. Video: 2.1.2 "Calculating" Performance
  3. Video: 2.1.3 The Importance of Defining Performance
  4. Practice Quiz: Defining Performance
  5. Video: 2.2.1 Traits, Behaviors, Results - What Is Important?
  6. Video: 2.2.2 Performance-Task Skills vs Transferable Skills
  7. Video: 2.2.3 Characteristics of Effective Performance Objectives
  8. Video: 2.2.4 Developing Performance Standards
  9. Practice Quiz: Measuring Performance and Developing Objectives
  10. Video: 2.3.1 Are There Options When I am Measuring Performance
  11. Video: 2.3.2 Why Use the Comparative Methods Approach?
  12. Video: 2.3.3 Why Use the Absolute Methods Approach?
  13. Video: 2.3.4 Why Use the Results Methods Approach?
  14. Video: 2.3.5 Combo Method: Menu vs. Buffet
  15. Practice Quiz: Measuring Results and Behavior
Graded: Management by Objective (MBO)
WEEK 3
TOOLS FOR EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
In this module, you will learn the fundamentals of performance reviews. You will learn the steps for conducting an effective performance review, timing and frequency, and how to create individual development plans for your employees. Another key element in this module is feedback; You will learn the components of effective feedback, the advantages and disadvantages of multirater feedback, and why giving feedback is so important. Finally, you'll learn ways to avoid rater bias and elements for best practice in performance reviews.
13 videos, 2 readings, 3 practice quizzes
  1. Reading: Performance Review TED Talk
  2. Video: 3.1.1 Benefits and Purposes of Performance Reviews
  3. Discussion Prompt: Best & Worse Performance Review
  4. Video: 3.1.2 Steps in Conducting an Effective Review
  5. Video: 3.1.3 Components of a Review Form
  6. Video: 3.1.4 Timing and Frequency of Reviews
  7. Video: 3.1.5 Developing an Individual Development Plan
  8. Practice Quiz: Effective Reviews
  9. Reading: NY Times Article on Giving Effective Feedback
  10. Video: 3.2.1 Components of Effective Feedback
  11. Video: 3.2.2 What is Multi Rater Feedback?
  12. Video: 3.2.3 Pros and Cons of Multirater Feedback
  13. Video: 3.2.4 Costs of not Giving Feedback
  14. Practice Quiz: Effective Feedback
  15. Video: 3.3.1 Identifying Types of General Rating Errors
  16. Video: 3.3.2 Rating Errors and Practical Impact
  17. Video: 3.3.3 Training to Minimize Manager Bias In the Rating Process
  18. Video: 3.3.4 Best Practices to Minimize Legal Exposure
  19. Practice Quiz: Preventing Rater Bias
Graded: Tools for Effective Performance Management
WEEK 4
CREATING A POSITIVE PERFORMANCE CULTURE
You are now ready to bring things full circle. In this module you will learn how to create a positive performance culture in you organization. You will learn the fundamentals of creating civility in your organizational cultures, as well as ways to identify and correct incivility, which can weaken your organization's performance. Finally, you will learn about building a culture that focuses on values and strengths. A culture that creates and reinforces positive norms and values is a culture that helps your organization grow. It is important to "walk the talk" and model the behaviors of positive performance culture.
11 videos, 3 practice quizzes
  1. Video: 4.1.1 Role of Culture in Performance Management
  2. Video: 4.1.2 What is Culture?
  3. Video: 4.1.3 Fundamentals of Civility -The 3 R's
  4. Discussion Prompt: What is a Respectful, Civil Environment?
  5. Practice Quiz: Role of Culture in the Organization
  6. Video: 4.2.1 What is a Culture of Incivility?
  7. Video: 4.2.2 Impact of Culture Incivility (Individuals & Teams)
  8. Video: 4.2.3 Hard and Soft Costs of Incivility on Organizations
  9. Video: 4.2.4 Culture's Impact on Performance Management
  10. Practice Quiz: The High Cost of Incivility
  11. Video: 4.3.1 Building on Your Values and Strengths
  12. Video: 4.3.2 Creating and Reinforcing Performance Norms and Values
  13. Video: 4.3.3 Linking Cultural Norms and Behavior into HR and Performance Management Practices
  14. Video: 4.3.4."Walk the Talk": Model the Behavior Where You Are
  15. Practice Quiz: Creating and Maintaining a Performance Management Culture
Graded: Creating a Positive Performance Culture

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Rated 4.6 out of 5 of 387 ratings
Aneeq Servar

This course was helpful and made me understand the importance of employee development once recruitment and on boarding is done.

I've started implementing the rules explained in this program on my employee and the feedback so far is positive.

Meghana Ganesh

Very educational and learnt a lot about how performance management can be effectively done that benefits employees, organization and the customers.

Anusya Das

The prof was great. Didnt feel like an online program at all, felt like I was right there. The assignments and discussion prompts were good too :)

Alexey Sobolev

A very interesting, detailed and, at the same time, concise presentation of material with very valuable tips from lecturer's individual professional experience. Even the small video pieces were fully saturated with ideas for a manger to effectively manage employee performance from start to finish. The course could be even better if the lecturer included useful references for further reading on the subject.

Thank you very much indeed for this wonderful course!



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