...Performance Management Plan Based in Detroit, Michigan, Clapton Commercial Company, LLC is a commercial construction company which has been successfully operating in the Detroit metropolitan area for over many years. Clapton Commercial Construction, LLC began as a small family business specializing in small scale construction repair and structural improvement projects, focusing primarily on residential structures. As growth and expansion occurred within the company, Clapton began to successfully bid and obtain larger scale construction projects including more intrusive alterations and repairs to existing structures. During this period, there was increasing demand for construction projects due to the automotive industry, thereby increasing profits for Clapton Construction. However, due to the decline and possible bankruptcy of the economy for the city of Detroit, it is having a huge impact on all types of commercial and residential construction. Fortunately, in recent times, the economy of Detroit has improved as the automobile companies are bringing back more jobs, once again increasing the need for commercial and residential construction jobs to occur, but the damage has been done. The bottom line has resulted in a huge turnover rate and decreased profits over the last couple of years. Therefore, management has decided to attempt to expand the business in an area where profits many be met. Phoenix, Arizona seems to be very receptive for the expansion...
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...Performance Management Plan Damon Perry HRM 531 July 5, 2014 John Henderson Performance Management Plan Creating a framework for performance management includes taking the steps to ensure that Landslide Limousines is a successful business venture. A performance management plan is an essential tool for a company to use as a structured interaction between a manager and a subordinate. It provides the opportunity for the individual success of all its employees, and the longevity of the company. Below are recommendations that Atwood and Allen consulting feels should be utilized to maximize the potential of Landslide Limousine. Performance Management In order for any business to become successful it is important for companies to implement a performance management framework. An effective framework allows the company to ensure goals are met, and internal decisions are made based off of employees work performance. Performance management aligns with the business strategy because the business strategy displays the vision and goals set by the company, and the performance management framework is another tool. This framework is also useful in measuring and ensuring goals are understood, and employees are given the best chance to succeed and help the business achieve its goals. (“Performance Management Framework”, 2013). To put together an effective management plan, you must include the five steps to an effective performance management plan: (1) setting expectations, (2) continuously...
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...Performance Management Plan HRM/531 May 1, 2014 Performance Management Plan A performance management system allows a business to maximize its efficiency through the sum of all its parts. Controlling employee’s behavior, maximizing employee efforts, and minimizing unproductive down town, is at the heart of a performance management system. In fact, according to Clardy (2013), “…a performance management system is the total complex of factors that trigger, channel, and maintain productive task performance.” (pg.1, para.2) Making sure employees are doing their job is no longer an efficient method of performance management. According to Cascio (2013), performance management can be thought of as a compass (pg. 332, para. 3). A compass will indicate current location and be a guide towards a desired direction. Thus, performance management helps businesses understand the current state of an employee’s performance and the desired outcome and direction in which to monitor and measure. Ensuring that an employee’s efforts are having a positive effect on business strategy becomes a key component of performance management. Moreover, human capital and performance management involves understanding how to align human capital management efforts to business strategies. Therefore, understanding how to align limo driver behaviors towards business strategy will be an indicator of the effectiveness of Landslide’s Limo performance management system. To facilitate the effort of recommending a performance...
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...Performance Management Plan Diane Harge HRM/531 May 25, 2015 Jim Scholes Performance Management Plan Introduction Atwood and Allen Consulting have been working with Landslide Limousine with their Employment Law Compliance Plan, and their Compensation and Benefits Strategies recommendations. Next, we will like to explore a Performance Management Plan. According to the video, Performance Management 2014 by the University of Phoenix, “Performance Management Systems helps to achieve objectives in the strategic plan. It aligns all of an organization’s resources to achieve the best possible result. It is the process of creating a work environment where employees can perform to the best of their abilities.” Performance Management also focuses on teams and the organization as a whole. Atwood and Allen Consulting will begin assisting Landslide Limousine in this area. According to Cascio 2013, “At a general level, the broad process of performance management requires that you do three things well: 1. Define performance. 2. Facilitate performance. 3. Encourage performance.” Defining performance Landslide Limousine want to ensure that during the interviewing process, they clearly define performance. It must be understood by the employees what is expected of them. In Cascio 2013, it states, “A manager should pay attention to three key elements and they are goals, measures and assessments.” When employees have goals, they have a target they are aiming towards...
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...Performance Management Plan Ahmad Jaradat HRM 531 November18, 2013 Dennis Cashman, Ph.D. MEMORANDUM TO: Traci Goldman FROM: Ahmad Jaradat DATE: November 18, 2013 Subject: Performance Management Plan Regarding your request, I am tasked with formulating a performance management plan for Bradley Stonefield. As I understand, Mr. Stonefield is creating a Limousine company in Austin, Texas. His goal is to have 25 employees within the first year of operation. The performance management plane is being developed to ensure the success of this business. Introduction A good performance management system works towards the improvement of the overall organizational performance by managing the performances of teams and individuals for ensuring the achievement of the overall organizational ambitions and goals. An effective performance management system can play a very crucial role in managing the performance in an organization (Performance Evaluation, 2013). For Mr. Stonefield’s new business, this plan is necessary to guarantee that his organization’s goals are going to be achieved. Performance management is the systematic process of; planning work and setting expectations, continually monitoring performance, developing the capacity to perform, periodically rating performance in a summary fashion, and rewarding good performance (US Office of Personnel Management, 2013). Planning Planning is setting performance expectations and goals for groups and...
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...Performance Management Plan HRM/531 May 1, 2014 Performance Management Plan A performance management system allows a business to maximize its efficiency through the sum of all its parts. Controlling employee’s behavior, maximizing employee efforts, and minimizing unproductive down town, is at the heart of a performance management system. In fact, according to Clardy (2013), “…a performance management system is the total complex of factors that trigger, channel, and maintain productive task performance.” (pg.1, para.2) Making sure employees are doing their job is no longer an efficient method of performance management. According to Cascio (2013), performance management can be thought of as a compass (pg. 332, para. 3). A compass will indicate current location and be a guide towards a desired direction. Thus, performance management helps businesses understand the current state of an employee’s performance and the desired outcome and direction in which to monitor and measure. Ensuring that an employee’s efforts are having a positive effect on business strategy becomes a key component of performance management. Moreover, human capital and performance management involves understanding how to align human capital management efforts to business strategies. Therefore, understanding how to align limo driver behaviors towards business strategy will be an indicator of the effectiveness of Landslide’s Limo performance management system. To facilitate the effort of recommending a performance...
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...Performance Management Plan Kareem M. Williams University of Phoenix HRM 531 Danielle Lombard-Sims October 12, 2015 Clapton Commercial Construction Performance Management Plan Clapton Commercial Construction is a organization with 650 employees based in Detroit, Michigan. They have annual net revenue of $10,000,000 and looking to expand their business to the state of Arizona. Employment law compliance research for the state of Arizona has been completed now the organization is ready to create a performance management plan. Performance management is a process by which managers and employees work together to plan, monitor and review an employee’s work objectives and overall contribution to the organization. Performance management can create a work environment that allows employees to perform to the best of their abilities. Several factors must be addressed when designing a performance management system. The plan must address the alignment of the performance management framework to the organizational business strategy and the organizational performance philosophy. A job analysis process will be recommended to identify the skills needed by employees, methods used for measuring the employee’s skills and the process for addressing skill gaps. An approach for delivering effective performance feedback will also be submitted as a recommendation to Clapton Commercial Construction. Alignment to Business Strategy If Clapton Commercial Construction is to succeed in aligning...
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...Performance Management Julieann Sandell HRM/531 July 30, 2014 Michael Hedrick TO: Traci Goldman, Manager, Atwood and Allen Consulting FROM: Julieann Sandell DATE: July 30, 2014 SUBJECT: Performance Management Hello Traci, I will be putting together some recommendations based on your current business strategy to increase performance. I will be looking at the different topics to come up with a performance management plan that the company will use to identify areas for improvement and areas of expertise. I know Landslide Limousine will be at a -$50.000 in expected revenue for the first year and is planning on 25 new employees. It is imperative to come up with a strategy to maximize performance and minimize turnover rate to ten percent or less. In order to do this, I will need to look at the topics listed to define the companies overall performance management plan: 1. Alignment of the performance management framework to the organizational business strategy. Performance appraisals play an important role in the overall objective of performance management. Performance appraisals serve as a tool to help employees improve their overall standards by helping them realize their full potential and also provides information to employees and managers for decision making. Appraisals provide reasons employees change positions rather if they need more training or promotion or need to be let go. They provide feedback to employees, provide developmental needs and help spot organizational problems...
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...Alignment of Performance Management Performance Management framework can provide an organization the ability to make its adequacy and effectiveness better and stronger. This framework can assist a company to identify and manage any employee’s qualities, needs, yearnings, and obstructions. Performance Management can considered a sort of guide, one that can provide a person’s paved course along with a person’s genuine heading. As a guide, the purpose of the management is to provide an employee where he or she is at present, understand the expected goals and the way to meet and reach the set goals. Performance Management can assist in the overview of the execution of both the individual worker as well as the business in general (hrweb.berkeley.edu). Philosophy of Organizational Performance The owner of Landslide Limousine is Bradley Stonefield, which is located in Austin, Texas. Bradley has plans to grow his employee base to 25, considering a normal yearly loss of net income of $50,000 for his first year open. For the two or three years, he expects a 5% income development is keeping in mind the current rivalry that the company will be facing. He will have to find and hire workers that are willing and have the ability to follow his theory for the business. This allows Mr. Stonefield’s clients to have a surprising, impressive experience of an administration (informationbuilders.com). Process of Work Analysis The method known as the Work Analysis is a group of procedures that are...
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...The memo below is a performance management plan you requested. Alignment of performance management framework An organization’s success relies on the standards set forth by the company’s principals and standards. It is the responsibility of the employer to develop topnotch standards and expectations that the employees are aware of and can strive to provide to the customers they serve. Employees should be provided proper training and education to best accomplish their tasks and job specific training needs to be managed. When beginning the initial performance appraisals there will need to be equal expectations and understanding of the goals set forth for the employee. To run smoothly it is best that the company provide the best possible tools and professional standards to be sure it is viewed as a companywide expectation and not an individual approach. In light of the goals and expectations of the employee there needs to be assessment and measurement that can be determined and rewarded through merit raises and acknowledgements for hard work and integrity. Organizational performance philosophy As a customer service business it will be essential for Landslide to define the goals of reliability, top-quality customer service, and high level of professionalism. They will need to manage their chauffer drivers with a competent and experienced driver that can train both in driving skills as well as etiquette. There will also need to be standards for office and phone staff to be sure...
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...Performance Management Plan HRM/531 Aerial Valladolid June 8, 2015 Professor Pat Fitzgerald Introduction Landslide Limousine is a service that provides mostly customer service with a focus on quality transportation. Goals and expectations outlined by Mr. Bradley are to have the company stay in its current location, possibly having 25 employees at the end of the year, having a yearly and annual turnover rate of 10%. Some of the strategies recommended in the last correspondence like training and incentives would assist with appealing to new hires but keep the turnover rate to possibly 10% or less. Another one of the recommend was providing training. The training does not always have to be the same, but it should pertain to the skill and be interesting. Remember everyone does not learn the same way. Organizational performance philosophy Landslides philosophy would highlight the benefits of receiving positive feedback from the clients, frequency of customers wanting to continue with the company because of certain attributes and how well the employee can keep up with the standards set forth by the company. A trained employee is a happy employee when employees are kept up to date on training, standards and made aware of laws put in place to protect them and the employers. They would be top performers within the company. Measuring employee Skills Some things that could be put in place to measure the employee’s performance could be customer surveys. These...
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...Performance Management Plan-Landslide Limousine Jessica Schofield HRM 531 April 28, 2014 Patrice Coultier Below as requested is a performance management plan formulated for the future of Landslide Limousine. This a new business comprised of about approximately twenty-five employees opening in Austin, Texas. Alignment of performance management framework An organization’s success relies on the standards set forth by the company’s principals and standards. It is the responsibility of the employer to develop topnotch standards and expectations that the employees are aware of and can strive to provide to the customers they serve. Employees should be provided proper training and education to best accomplish their tasks and job specific training needs to be managed. When beginning the initial performance appraisals there will need to be equal expectations and understanding of the goals set forth for the employee. To run smoothly it is best that the company provide the best possible tools and professional standards to be sure it is viewed as a company wide expectation and not an individual approach. In light of the goals and expectations of the employee there needs to be assessment and measurement that can be determined and rewarded through merit raises and acknowledgements for hard work and integrity. Organizational performance philosophy As a customer service business it will be essential for Landslide to define the goals of reliability, top-quality customer service, and...
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...Landslide Limousines: Performance Management Plan N’Jheri N. Price HRM/531 Bradley Stonefield, the business owner of Landslide Limousines; a luxury car service in Austin, Texas started his business with 25 employees and expected $50,000 in annual profits. He intends to gain an increase of 5% over the next few years. His expected turnover rate is relatively low for the size of his organization (10%). However, in order for Mr. Stonefield to attain a level of success he wishes for his new business, and perhaps significantly lower his turnover rate, he must establish a set of guidelines to facilitate his efforts. This guide is a performance management plan. The performance management plan is a guide that will enable a high level of success and provides means to measure the effectiveness of business operation or employees. The performance management plan is a key component to the success of any organization usually established by the executive staff. In this case Mr. Stonefield and his business colleagues are at the executive level. They will outline key performance strategies, financial needs for operations, align goals and responsibilities for individuals in the company, and collect performance data from the different departments. The performance management plan is important as it can collect data and analyze the information against predetermined guidelines, goals, or objectives; usually specific to the task or function being reviewed. Individual goal and responsibilities...
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...Performance Management Plan Christine G. Santos HRM 531 February 15, 2016 Richard Sims Our task for this week is to develop a performance management framework for Brandley Stonefield, owner of Landslide Limousine. His company will provide first-class transportation in the city of Austin with a goal of employing twenty-five employees within the first year and a projected profit of approximately $50,000. The goal of a performance management plan is to provide a strategy that will help the company define, facilitate, and encourage performance. According to Cascio (2015), we have to think of “performance management as a kind of compass, one that indicates a person’s actual direction as well as a person’s desired direction.” The job of Mr. Stonefield as a manager is to help his employees define their goals and encourage them to focus their attention and effort on how to reach them. Employees are considered the company's most valuable assets, and for this reason, we place emphasis on their talents, skills, and other ways they can improve. Continuous improvement is an added value to the company. Therefore, it is imperative that the company invest in the employee's growth and development. Every company aspires to be a high-performance organization which means maximizing the value and return of human assets. Every high-performance organization needs effective leaders to manage human performance. An effective performance management plan includes the employee's involvement in...
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...Performance Management Plan India C Harris HRM/531 March 30, 2015 Dr. Sanders Performance Management Plan Traci in the content of this paper is some recommendations to increase performance based on current business strategy regarding client Landslide Limousine Inc. Several areas relating to performance management will be highlighted and solutions of improvement identified. It is imperious to develop a strategy to increase performance and decrease the anticipated turnover rate of less than ten percent. To accomplish this task, I will identify key concepts that should be implemented within Landslide Limousine Inc.’s overall performance management plan. Alignment of the performance management framework Performance appraisals offer an important role in the global objective of performance management. To assist employees with the improvement of organizational standards and realize their full potential, a performance appraisal serves as a valuable tool; it provides information to both employees and managers for more accurate decision making. Appraisals identify strengths and weaknesses within an employee’s current position to see if further training is required or a promotion can be offered. Appraisals also provide feedback to employers by providing attention to developmental needs and highlight organizational issues. The management by objective (MBO) process establishes benchmarks employees are required to accomplish; it sets amenable standards by both employee...
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