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HUMAN RESOURCES
Missing: Performance
Management
Performance management is a supervisory skill generally not
taught to grad students, but it should be.
by Megan Jean Bottoms and Rebecca Lynn Holbrook
Master's programs typically present
a broad range of topics to prepare
graduates for a profession working with students, and, among
other subjects, they offer courses on
diversity, development theory, and
college student subcultures - but
very few programs prepare them for
supervision. Instead, most graduate
students learn supervisory skills in
an informal way: by simply adapting things they liked and avoiding
what they disliked about previous
supervisors. However, this does
not provide them with the skillset
that is most critical for supervision:
performance management.
prove product performance, decrease
organizational turnover, and improve
morale.
Passing this skillset on to graduate
students or staff can be as straightforward as implementing a performance
management system within the
organization. A well-designed and intentionally implemented system will
be thorough, meaningful, specific, inclusive, and fair to and for all employees. Strategic design keeps the system
from working in a vacuum, as it links
job creation, restructuring, appraisals,
According to researcher Herman
Aguinis, performance management
is a "continuous process of identifying, measuring, and developing
the performance of individuals and
teams and aligning performance with
the strategic goals of the organization." It involves an ongoing assessment that provides feedback at regular intervals so that an employee's
job performance can be continually
improved. The process also includes
onboarding, training, development,
support, delegation, and evaluation,
and it not only drives performance
appraisals, salary recommendations,
and terminations, but can also im-
KNOWLEDGE
DOMAINS
in this article
Human Resources
Ensure that supervisors are properly trained and supported for their roles and
responsibilities.
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018
Contents
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Academic Initiatives
Human Resources
Regroup
Next Wave Sustainability
A Philosophical Fit
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Intro
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Cover2
Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - 1
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Contents
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Vision
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Just In
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Transitions
Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Academic Initiatives
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Human Resources
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Regroup
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - First Takes
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Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - New Members
Talking Stick - July/August 2018 - Snapshot
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