Instructions

Employees can feel a disconnect between their job description and what they are judged on in performance evaluations. To remedy this, the job description, the metrics used to judge performance of the job, and the identification of training, mentoring or coaching they will need, should align. No matter if you are looking at the performance of an employee or a team, you can analyze this alignment or write a “performance analysis.”

For this week’s written assignment, you will choose from the following two options:

Option A: Write a performance analysis for an employee in your organization.

1. Briefly describe the person’s role in the organization. No need for a full job description – just the highlights.
2. Describe their performance goals and the results achieved. What metrics are used to judge the employee? Focus on the person’s strengths and challenges.
3. Identify how the person can leverage their strengths and reasons for shortcomings, along with appropriate and personalized learning and development recommendations. Diagnose skill/capability issues versus motivation issues or other causes of performance problems in your assessment.
4. Develop a plan for the employee, including practices such as training, mentoring, and coaching.

You may use the format and contents of one of the employee’s performance evaluations.

Option B: Write a performance analysis for a team in your organization.

1. Briefly describe the team’s function in the organization.
2. Describe the team’s performance goals and the results achieved. Focus on the team’s strengths and challenges. Identify how the team can leverage its strengths and the reasons for shortcomings, along with appropriate and personalized learning and development recommendations.
3. Diagnose skill/capability issues versus motivation issues or other causes of performance problems in your assessment.
4. Develop a plan for the team, including practices such as training, mentoring, and coaching.

Be sure to analyze the questions posed and provide supporting rationale. Organize your paper into sections using the following headers:

• Introduction
• Analysis
• Conclusion

Each section should be written using well-developed paragraphs. Within the assignment, reference key concepts in the course, as well as course readings. Cite sources in APA style.

Formatting

• Syle: Your paper should be written using well-developed paragraphs.
• Length: Your paper should be approximately 3-5 pages in length. Points will be deducted for papers that exceed the specified length (see rubric below for more details).