Essay Formal Performance Development Documentation – Performance Development – Management Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

Assessment Description
In response to a simulated workplace scenario, you will plan and role-play the delivery of a feedback and coaching session. You will then complete formal performance development documentation with the employee.
 
Assessment required
Review the Australian Hardware simulated business documentation provided to you by your assessor, particularly the performance management and performance appraisal processes.
 

Review the scenario below:
You are the Hardware and Home wares Manager at the Australian Hardware Wollongong store. Kim Smith has been on your team for the past six months. It is now performance review time. You will need to provide Kim with feedback on her performance since she was seconded to you from the garden centre. 
You are less than satisfied with Kim’s performance, but still hope you will be able to get her to focus on areas she needs to develop in and help her improve her performance to meet the expectations for the role. It is particularly disappointing that after providing her with feedback and setting goals at the outset, she has not lived up to her commitment. You allowed her to reduce her sales targets, but she has not made any sustained effort to develop herself to perform to a satisfactory level. She is even failing to reach the low targets set for the initial six-month period.
While Kim has not performed to expectations, she has made some effort to learn the required product information. You would like to recognise her efforts, while not downplaying the fact that the organisation needs and expects more from their sales staff.
You will need to discuss and agree upon what development steps to take. You have another experienced and high-performing staff member in the hardware and homewares department who has agreed to act as a mentor to Kim. You also have money in the budget for 30 hours of sales training for Kim if she is willing to be trained.
You will need to follow the Australian Hardware policy and procedures for performance management, including recordkeeping.
 

Arrange with your assessor:
a time and place to role-play a coaching session/performance appraisal
a timeframe and format requirements for submitting supporting documentation, as set out in the specifications below.
Review the employee’s Performance Scorecard (Appendix 1).
Plan an informal coaching session for the employee. Use the Coaching Plan template provided (Appendix 2) or a coaching planning model of your own design. 
The focus of this part of the role-play should be on collaborating with the employee to identify performance gaps and taking positive measures to close those gaps.
Prepare the formal performance development documentation for the employee. Use the Performance Development Plan template provided (Appendix 3), in accordance with the Australian Hardware performance management policy. 
The focus of part of the role-play (done immediately after the coaching session) is to formally establish with the employee the performance issues, remedial steps and work goals for the next performance review period.