Performance Management and Measurement September 2009 In this issue: Onboarding for Performance Success Motivating Your Workforce during Times of Adversity How to Make Your Performance Measurement Plan Realistic Performance Alignment and Accountability Process A Forecast on the Future of Rewards and Recognition
Please Whitelist Us! To make sure you receive the OI Partners Newsletter, please add us to your "safe senders" list. Here are instructions for how to do so . Thank you! And as a reminder, we will never sell, rent or broadcast your email address to anyone, anywhere at any time.	Given the pressures of the current economy, some may believe a door is opened for companies to reduce retention efforts without any threat to losing employees, even top-producing employees. Some employers may feel that employees should just be happy they have a job. However, in times like these, just the opposite is true. Organizations are called to recalibrate their thinking around performance management and employee engagement. The September newsletter is focused on providing a series of thoughts and practical suggestions for creating dynamic and powerful work cultures that engage employees and drive performance results. As fall arrives, it's an excellent time to recalibrate ones' thinking around the issues of performance management. Happy Fall! Lateyfa Ali Managing Partner OI Partners - E. K. Ward & Associates Onboarding for Performance Success By investing in onboarding, leaders demonstrate a deep commitment to new employees which ultimately results in a fully-integrated and engaged talent base. Here are four types of onboarding practices. Motivating Your Workforce during Times of Adversity Great leaders, striving to boost morale, know that a motivated workforce translates into better corporate performance. In these trying days of uncertainty, we see leaders typically using four methods to motivate employees. How to Make Your Performance Measurement Plan Realistic Measurement is a process that takes time and effort to do properly. You're better off not doing it at all if you don't do it properly. Here are five tips for making your performance measurement plan realistic. Performance Alignment and Accountability Process Too many performance appraisal processes today are fraught with difficulties which can negatively impact an employee's performance. What is needed is a process that results in concrete performance discussions between managers and employees. These nine critical elements help achieve that kind of process. A Forecast on the Future of Rewards and Recognition Decreasing revenues, shrinking profits, pressure from shareholders and competition are testing the mettle of companies. In order to retain the best employees, companies must narrow the focus of their rewards programs while expanding them beyond typical merit-pay and spot bonus programs.