How Organisations Communicate with Employees about their Individual Performance Objectives?

In a successful organisation, do individual employees’ performance objectives align with their organisation’s strategic goals – and if so, how? How do organisations best communicate with employees about their individual performance objectives?

In this Key Concept Exercise, you will examine the role of individual performance objectives in performance management, as well as approaches to establishing and communicating with staff about these objectives.

Prepare a 550-word analysis of the role of individual performance objectives in performance planning, and critically evaluate two approaches to setting and communicating with staff about performance objectives.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each approach?

In which situations would one approach work better than the other?