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Performance Management and Reward Phil Pavard Head of Human Resources GMPTE


Let’s Talk About Me      

35 years in HR (or Personnel as we used to call it) ITT (red in tooth & claw US multinational) BBC Volkswagen Group UK University of Central Lancashire GMPTE


Performance Management  

My manager cannot “manage” my performance – only I can do that My manager can (at best) help, encourage and support me or (at worst) inhibit, limit and obstruct me Good managers are defined by the performance of their teams; good managers get higher performance from their people than poor managers


The Job of Performance Management Is Not  

To focus on and “deal with” poor performers – they should be dealt with separately To find the high-flyers – they will most likely adapt to their environment and become successful anyway


The Job of Performance Management Is 

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To motivate the 80% of people who are not high-flyers but who come to work wanting to do a good job To release the elusive “discretionary effort” To enable people to develop and grow in a way that challenges them but also suits them To help people do their job in a way that brings them satisfaction


Public v Private Sector ď Ź

Private sector: Jobs are more fluid and tend to evolve and change more easily Less emphasis on job description and more on personal contribution People can grow their jobs and develop themselves more easily People can be exploited


Public v Private Sector ď Ź

Public Sector Detailed job descriptions can act as a straight-jacket Tolerance of poor performance Good people get overburdened (uncontrolled job growth with little or no support) Personal development without job growth can lead to disillusion / frustration


Reward   

No evidence that good pay motivates good performance Evidence that poor pay can demotivate No evidence that performance pay, by itself, motivates high performance (except in extreme cases) Poorly executed (most) performance pay systems demotivate the majority


Reward   

Basic pay must be “felt fair” and adequate to reward good performance Additional short term reward for exceptional performance Reward includes pay, conditions, pensions, career progression, support, development, encouragement etc.


So All You Need Is    

Good basic pay Good performance management Good people development Good career progression (for those that want it)


But  

We still see good people management as an addition to the “day job” Professional / functional expertise is my job: management expertise I’ll just pick up because I’m bright and it’s not that difficult anyway


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