Why is Engagement Level in Performance Management Important?

Consider for a moment the time and effort you organization invests in performance management; the employee’s time, the manager’s time, your time. All that time and effort costs real dollars in your organization’s operating budget. Now let’s consider what portion of your operating budget is allocated to compensation & benefits. Clearly organizations have a lot of real dollars invested in their people therefore you may want to ponder this next question for a moment

Can you operate your business/deliver your service without your employees?

The answer to this simple question is to invest your resources wisely. Our employees/associates/people are how we do what we are in business to do and it is well worth our while to assess and evaluate their performance, however it is only a wise investment if they are engaged in the process, and many are not, and many managers are not, and many HR professionals are not……

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If we want a safe community, thriving arts, innovative social and health services, community support for the vulnerable and a thriving community to locate our business, we need to contribute to that goal. We are so fortunate to live in a country with one of the highest rates of volunteerism in the world. Yet, not-for-profit organizations continue to struggle to recruit board members, with many barely managing quorum at some meetings.

I encourage Chamber members who have considered volunteering on community boards to get involved. Volunteering on a board of directors or governance related committees allows us to leverage our business skills and gain incredible side benefits at the same time. Every enterprise is a business, regardless of status: for profit; not-forprofit; public; or private. When we volunteer our time to the noble calling of governance we commit to providing stewardship to an organization. Most importantly, we commit to applying all those lessons we have learned to the benefit of the organization and ultimately to our own community.

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