Navigating Performance Management

Roly Walter
Navigating Performance Management

Navigating Performance Management: Your Compass to HR Success is hosted by Roly Walter, CEO and Founder of Appraisd. We’re all about nailing the essentials of performance management and each episode, Roly and his guest discuss one of the foundations of performance management. This series covers: objective setting, giving and receiving feedback, hosting check-ins, talent development, performance as part of people strategy, organisational alignment and reward. Navigating Performance Management: Your Compass to HR Success invites in-house performance management experts who have practical experience to share their advice and aspirations for performance management in 2024. This podcast is created by Appraisd, performance management software designed to help managers and employees get the best from each other. www.appraisd.com

  1. MAY 5

    Navigating Performance Management | Season 3 Episode 4 | Beyond Clunky Systems

    Appraisd Podcast: Navigating Performance Management | Your Compass to HR Success | S3 E4 This episode focuses on choosing simple, effective HR tech that solves real business problems. Nokomis Cole from Maximus UK, emphasizes supporting new managers with performance conversations and highlights the importance of system integration and user-friendly design. Find out more about our guest: Connect with Nokomis on LinkedIn Visit Maximus website at www.maximusuk.co.uk. Clunky, outdated processes turn people off. Appraisd’s performance management platform really gets conversations happening – at every stage of the employee lifecycle. Why choose Appraisd for your performance management? Appraisd is a performance management platform for organisations with 50 to 5,000+ employees in any sector, anywhere in the world. Appraisd is configured to fit your business and your process and frees up the HR team from chasing and cajoling reluct Clunky, outdated processes turn people off. Appraisd’s performance management platform really gets conversations happening – at every stage of the employee lifecycle. Why choose Appraisd for your performance management? Appraisd is a performance management platform for organisations with 50 to 5,000+ employees in any sector, anywhere in the world. Appraisd is configured to fit your business and your process and frees up the HR team from chasing and cajoling reluct

    25 min
  2. APR 2

    Navigating Performance Management | Season 3 Episode 2 | Essential Skills for Effective Managers

    Appraisd Podcast: Navigating Performance Management | Your Compass to HR Success | S3 E3 This episode explores the sometimes overlooked aspect of management development. Hosted by Roly Walter and with Guest speaker Francesca Asante, Training Delivery Officer at ACAS, we’ll discuss the importance of proper training for new and developing managers and the consequences when people aren’t managed effectively. Listen to this episode where Francesca shares insights on best practices for selecting and preparing managers, the value of active listening, establishing clear expectations and addressing performance issues before they escalate. Find out more about our guest and ACAS work: Connect with Francesca on LinkedIn Visit ACAS website at www.acas.org.uk or reach out for support and information through their Helpline: 0300 123 1100 Check out ACAS Conference 2025 on May 15th, 2025 - QEII Centre, London. For more information see their conference page here.  During this conference, ACAS will be hosting a breakout session on this topic. Join them on May 15th at 12:20:  Is empowering and upskilling line managers the panacea to productive workplaces? Line managers are often cited as key to harmonious relations, yet also the root of conflict and unproductiveness in teams. This session looks at the evidence on what creates conflict; and how to build healthy workplace relationships and confidence in tackling conflict. It also shares evidence from 150 organisations who have tried something a little different. Find out more here. Clunky, outdated processes turn people off. Appraisd’s performance management platform really gets conversations happening – at every stage of the employee lifecycle. Why choose Appraisd for your performance management? Appraisd is a performance management platform for organisations with 50 to 5,000+ employees in any sector, anywhere in the world. Appraisd is configured to fit your business and your process and frees up the HR team from chasing and cajoling reluct

    38 min
  3. 10/07/2024

    Accidental Managers | Season 2 episode 4 | Kate Waterfall Hill

    This episode is all about “accidental managers” and to discuss the topic we invited Kate Waterfall Hill, Leadership Coach at Waterfall Hill Consulting Ltd. Kate is also the creator of “Linda, the bad manager”, her alter ego on social media, who inspires us all to brilliant leadership by showing us what not to do. In this episode, Roly and Kate delve into what makes an “accidental manager” and  how organisations can support them in becoming effective managers by seeking out ways to  improve their leadership skills. Key takeaways: Managers or individual contributors? Management can often be something to aspire to, but may not be the best route for all employees. How can organisations motivate and retain individual contributors who have no desire to become managers? And how can organisations change negative perceptions of middle management?Managing people, especially new managers: Organisations need to ensure new managers are given time, training and support to lead people and teams effectively. However, the onus is also on the individual to be proactive about their own leadership development.  to Balancing authenticity and self-consciousness: Being self-aware isn’t contradictory to being authentic. By understanding their triggers and natural reactions to others, managers can learn how to act intentionally to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes when managing others.Impostor syndrome vs expectations: Understanding expectations from day one can aid individuals in feeling more confident when taking on new responsibilities, and can help them to feel more in control of their actions.Conclusion: Many new managers feel out of their depth, especially if no training or support has been provided. Although organisations can ensure new managers have adequate support, and time, to effectively manage people, managers themselves also have a proactive role to play in improving their management skills. Remember to subscribe to our podcast to catch up on past episodes and stay updated on future insights on performance management. Reach out to Kate via: www.waterfallhill.co.uk or by emailing: hello@waterfalhill.co.uk.

    34 min
  4. 09/26/2024

    Year-End-Reviews | Season 2 episode 3 | Richard Brereton

    In this episode, Roly is joined by Richard Brereton, Appraisd Customer Success Lead, discussing the divisive theme of year-end reviews or annual appraisals.  Although most organisations are now sold on a continuous approach to performance management, many organisations still see relevance in conducting an annual review. Looking back, reflecting, and making plans for the future.  But how can HR run this process smoothly in a notoriously busy time of year? Can HR speed up and streamline its annual review process while ensuring efficacy? Key Takeaways: If timeframes are tight, start as soon as possible: Give enough time for people to complete their reviews, leaving it last minute might result in an oversight from managers who will want to wrap them up quickly, instead of taking the time to do it properlyEnsure you are communicating, and supporting managers to complete their year-en-reviews: Communicate review windows with your managers and employees, so they can organise their workload accordingly. Ensure that your process includes support for new managers through guidance, documentation, or even tips that help managers have effective discussions. Get feedback from managers and employees on what is valuable: Ensure your performance management process is valuable for the organisation as well as for the employees. Collect opinions and feedback on the process from a wide spectrum of employees to get a clear picture of what is, and what isn’t, valuable. Tweak the process as needed for the next round of reviews.Setting a process online for the first time doesn’t need to be daunting: Getting your performance management process online doesn’t need to be an elaborate, time-consuming task. Instead, keep it simple and iterate as you go. Start with a simple review form to get people used to having conversations and documenting them online and look to expand on your process as you gather more information and feedback. ‍Communicate your overall business objectives and strategy to your employees: By doing so you can ensure that managers and employees can set team or individual objectives that link to the wider company goals. Ensure this is done promptly, so you don’t delay people setting their objectives.Conclusion: To ensure “smooth sailing” of your year-end-reviews communication is key. Communicating promptly gives time for people to organise their workload; Offering support such as guidance and prompts can aid new managers in having effective conversations with their employees; And informing managers and employees of business objectives ahead of time will alow them to plan their next year’s objectives in line with the organisation’s goals. Remember to subscribe to our podcast to catch up on past episodes and stay updated on future insights into performance management.

    19 min

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Navigating Performance Management: Your Compass to HR Success is hosted by Roly Walter, CEO and Founder of Appraisd. We’re all about nailing the essentials of performance management and each episode, Roly and his guest discuss one of the foundations of performance management. This series covers: objective setting, giving and receiving feedback, hosting check-ins, talent development, performance as part of people strategy, organisational alignment and reward. Navigating Performance Management: Your Compass to HR Success invites in-house performance management experts who have practical experience to share their advice and aspirations for performance management in 2024. This podcast is created by Appraisd, performance management software designed to help managers and employees get the best from each other. www.appraisd.com

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