Employee Performance Management Technique

When Capability and Desire Collide

Here's a performance management technique that will enable you to identify why a person doesn't perform the task required or to the standard needed.

There are a myriad of reasons why people under-perform. Most of these reasons could be placed under either the category of lack the Desire or lack of Capability. Employee Performance Management Technique

Someone may have all the capability in the world but have limited or no desire to perform a particular task/role. For example, I can type at 100 wpm, but don't ask me to be a secretary (did that when I first got out of school). You would find yourself with an employee who would be constantly shirking work and generally being a pain in the neck.

Alternatively, some may have all the desire in the world, but have limited or no capability. I'd love to compete at the Olympics in dressage - but do not have the capability of a world-class dressage rider. So even though I'd be there front and center every day with my tail wagging like a puppy dog, I'd be continually letting my team down with may lack of ability. Certainly I have the capability to improve my standard as a rider, but it will come at a huge cost.

When someone is under-performing you need to establish whether you have a capability (can't do/want to) or a desire (can do/won't do) issue, in order to effectively resolve the problem.

This quick activity is one tool you can use to assist you to estimate a person's performance level and the style of leadership you might use to help them to improve.

List the tasks/outcomes you require of a particular team member then make an assessment using this scale:
Performance Management Technique

As you can see there will be no one right leadership style, it is entirely dependent upon the situation and the individual. Leave Employee Performance Management Technique Page and go to Articles Directory

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