How Self-Assessment Can Ease the Pain of Talent Management

Employee Talent Management-Self-evaluationbe seen with specific types of managers. It is not
As a Human Resource professional, theuncommon for an individual to be an effective
management of talent is among your coremanager who is competent, but also has difficulty
responsibilities in most organizations and can be, atwith one on one evaluations because of their own
the same time, the most difficult aspect of yourpersonality issues. For example, if you have a
job. We cannot make people be more effectivemanager whose management style is
at their jobs if they don't want to improve, butbuddy-buddy, he or she will find it difficult to tell
there are a few practices that can have antheir employees directly when their performance
impact on the employee's performance, whiledoes not measure up. It's a psychological issue
making the process more efficient.with the manager most often labeled as being a
Instead of performing the much dreadedpeople pleaser. While the manager knows he
employee evaluation in the traditional way in whichshould talk straight with an employee during the
you have to tell the employee what you thinkevaluation process his own fear of rejection can
needs improvement and why, using a structuredget in the way.
employee self-evaluation has some real benefits.Self-assessment can be a powerful
The main problem with the manager evaluationcommunication tool. The employee's
approach is that a psychological wall is constructedself-evaluation can serve as a platform for
between you, i.e., the company and them, i.e., thediscussion in a non-threatening way that actually
employees. It can feel a bit like being called to theempowers the employee. The result can be an
principals office. Creation of an Us against Thememployee who feels his or her opinion is valued.
culture in your company is not only ineffective butInquiry regarding the employee responses places
can be frustrating for you and your managers asthe responsibility of work performance where it
well.should be, squarely on the employees shoulders. It
Self-evaluation as a tool for improvedis their responsibility that they have a job and
performancepracticing self-assessment can go a long way to
When self-evaluation is used, the dynamics of theestablish open communication around core
evaluation process shifts dramatically. It createssubjects. Through the use of employee
employee accountability and personal responsibility.self-evaluation, a cultural dynamic of being a team
Self-evaluation requires that the employee has tofrom the top down can be created. And let's face
get honest about where their performance is lackit, when there is a team dynamic, a sense we are
luster and conversely, where they are performingall in this together, exists there is a greater
at an acceptable level. It helps them focus onchance that employees will rise to the occasion
places they may actually shine.because they don't want to let their team down.
Another benefit of employee self-evaluation canThis type of culture is a win-win for everyone.