Inspired by discussion on one of our forums, this week's HR Uprising Podcast episode is all about how to design an appraisal process.

Lucinda shares easily-actionable, practical steps - from pre-planning considerations to execution. Thus, giving you the best ways to design an appraisal process that works for you and your organisation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Consider what the current situation is, and think about why you want to change it. Do you already have some kind of appraisal process in place, and if so, what is the problem that are trying to fix?
Look at the environment and culture that currently makes up your organisation. Certainly, this will have an impact on how open and responsive people are to complexity and process.
Furthermore, we must consider the basic need for appraisal in the first place. What purpose does it serve? Are we looking to improve strategic positions, or simply to increase engagement?
In terms of designing the appraisal form, give consideration to the language being used. Is it a backward-looking form, or something more progressive and forward-looking. Indeed, we must give feedback on past achievements as well as provide clear goals for the future.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Just because you’re very familiar with something, doesn’t mean that other people are familiar with it’ 
’Simplify rather than complicate' 
’Simply changing a form or process isn’t going to fix the problem’ 
‘Managing people does require us to talk to them more than once a year' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES
Join the HR Uprising LinkedIn Group
The host of the HR Uprising Podcast, Lucinda Carney, is also the founder and CEO of Actus Software, and author of the best-selling book 'How to be a Change Superhero'.
Change Superhero Resources
Book: How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney
Training: Virtual Change Superhero Training
Free Change Toolkit: www.changesuperhero.com
Furthermore, you can find additional free HR Resources on the Actus Website: https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/
Actus Software resource particularly relevant to this podcast: 
Whitepaper: How to Design an Appraisal Process
Appraisal Template
Appraisal Checklist 
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ABOUT THE HOST

 

Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to ‘rise up’ together.

“If you look up, you rise up”

CONTACT METHOD
Join the LinkedIn community - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/
Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Twitter: @lucindacarney
Instagram: @hruprising
Facebook: @hruprising

Inspired by discussion on one of our forums, this week's HR Uprising Podcast episode is all about how to design an appraisal process.
Lucinda shares easily-actionable, practical steps - from pre-planning considerations to execution. Thus, giving you the best ways to design an appraisal process that works for you and your organisation.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li>Consider what the current situation is, and think about why you want to change it. Do you already have some kind of appraisal process in place, and if so, what is the problem that are trying to fix?</li>
<li>Look at the environment and culture that currently makes up your organisation. Certainly, this will have an impact on how open and responsive people are to complexity and process.</li>
<li>Furthermore, we must consider the basic need for appraisal in the first place. What purpose does it serve? Are we looking to improve strategic positions, or simply to increase engagement?</li>
<li>In terms of designing the appraisal form, give consideration to the language being used. Is it a backward-looking form, or something more progressive and forward-looking. Indeed, we must give feedback on past achievements as well as provide clear goals for the future.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
<ul>
<li>&lsquo;Just because you&rsquo;re very familiar with something, doesn&rsquo;t mean that other people are familiar with it&rsquo; </li>
<li>&rsquo;Simplify rather than complicate' </li>
<li>&rsquo;Simply changing a form or process isn&rsquo;t going to fix the problem&rsquo; </li>
<li>&lsquo;Managing people does require us to talk to them more than once a year' </li>
</ul>
VALUABLE RESOURCES
<ul>
<li>Join the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">HR Uprising LinkedIn Group</a></li>
<li>The host of the HR Uprising Podcast, Lucinda Carney, is also the founder and CEO of Actus Software, and author of the best-selling book 'How to be a Change Superhero'.</li>
<li>Change Superhero Resources</li>
<ul>
<li>Book: <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-a-change-superhero/lucinda-carney/9781788601603">How To Be A Change Superhero - by Lucinda Carney</a></li>
<li>Training: <a href="https://actus.co.uk/change-superhero-training/">Virtual Change Superhero Training</a></li>
<li>Free Change Toolkit: <a href="http://www.changesuperhero.com/">www.changesuperhero.c</a><a href="http://www.changesuperhero.com/">om</a></li>
</ul>
<li>Furthermore, you can find additional free HR Resources on the Actus Website: <a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/">https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resourc</a><a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/">e</a><a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/">s/</a></li>
<li>Actus Software resource particularly relevant to this podcast: </li>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/whitepapers/how-to-design-an-appraisal-process/">Whitepaper: How to Design an Appraisal Process</a></li>
<li>Appraisal Template</li>
<li><a href="https://actus.co.uk/free-performance-management-resources/infographics-templates/managers-performance-appraisal-checklist-template/">Appraisal Checklist </a></li>
</ul>
<li>The HR Uprising Podcast | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hr-uprising-podcast/id1465080766">Apple</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7ds86Lxe8fO3rdGPKSIvkp">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/progressiveproperty/the-hr-uprising">Stitcher</a> &nbsp;</li>
<li>Latest Performance Management <a href="https://actus.co.uk/blog/">Blog</a></li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
ABOUT THE HOST
&nbsp;
Lucinda Carney is a Business Psychologist with 15 years in Senior Corporate L&amp;D roles and a further 10 as CEO of Actus Software where she worked closely with HR colleagues helping them to solve the same challenges across a huge range of industries. It was this breadth of experience that inspired Lucinda to set up the HR Uprising community to facilitate greater collaboration across HR professionals in different sectors, helping them to &lsquo;rise up&rsquo; together.
&ldquo;If you look up, you rise up&rdquo;
CONTACT METHOD
<ul>
<li>Join the LinkedIn community - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a></li>
<li>Email: Lucinda@advancechange.co.uk</li>
<li>Linked In: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/</a></li>
<li>Twitter: @lucindacarney</li>
<li>Instagram: @hruprising</li>
<li>Facebook: @hruprising</li>
</ul>

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast.

This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&D professionals. HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. Hosted by Actus CEO Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Chartered Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that our shows are both informative and fun.
The HR Uprising Podcast is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value. You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website www.hruprising.com. If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.

Connect with us here:                                                                                                                                      Join the LinkedIn community: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/
Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising  X (Twitter): @hruprising YouTube: @ActusSoftware   

Lucinda is the founder and CEO of Actus Software, which offers a fully integrated HR solution designed to simplify performance management. Our comprehensive Performance, Learning, and Talent Suite enhances employee development and engagement. For more information, please visit our website at www.actus.co.uk and request a free demo from one of our HR experts. Our products include: Performance Management, Learning Management (LMS), Talent Management, 360 Feedback and Survey, Onboarding, HRIS and HR Compliance. 

Connect with Actus here:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/2400060/admin/dashboard/
Instagram: @actussoftware Facebook: @actussoftware YouTube: @ActusSoftware X (Twitter): @ActusSoftware
Lucinda also offers bespoke, high quality HR training through Actus’ learning solutions. Topics include: Dealing with Underperformance, Managing for High Performance, Change Superhero Training and Bite Size Training. For more information see the Training section on the Actus website.

Welcome to the HR Uprising Podcast.
This engaging podcast explores HR ‘hot’ topics and challenges through conversations with relevant experts and real-life HR; O.D. or L&amp;D professionals. HR Uprising is about creating an inclusive forum that enables us to share and learn from experts and everyday professionals. Hosted by Actus CEO Lucinda Carney a Business Psychologist; Chartered Psychologist; Experienced HR Change Agent; Entrepreneur; Speaker and Coach. There are two types of show format the ‘In focus’ episodes where Lucinda delves into a specialist topic in some depth and the ‘Conversations with’ series where we interview experts and people like you. Our hope is that our shows are both informative and fun. The HR Uprising Podcast is all about learning through collaboration; taking evidence-based action and helping colleagues to have the confidence and skills to rise-up through their organisations by delivering real, lasting business value. You can access more information on each Podcast including resources or links mentioned in the show at our website <a href="http://www.hruprising.com">www.hruprising.com</a>. If you are a forward-thinking HR; L&amp;D or O.D. professional who has a success story or challenge that others can learn from and you would like to be featured in future podcasts you can get in touch through one of the routes below.
Connect with us here:                                                                                                                                      Join the LinkedIn community: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13714397/</a> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindacarney/ Instagram: @hruprising Facebook: @hruprising  X (Twitter): @hruprising YouTube: @ActusSoftware   
Lucinda is the founder and CEO of Actus Software, which offers a fully integrated HR solution designed to simplify performance management. Our comprehensive Performance, Learning, and Talent Suite enhances employee development and engagement. For more information, please visit our website at www.actus.co.uk and request a free demo from one of our HR experts. Our products include: Performance Management, Learning Management (LMS), Talent Management, 360 Feedback and Survey, Onboarding, HRIS and HR Compliance. 
Connect with Actus here:                                                                                                                                  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/2400060/admin/dashboard/ Instagram: @actussoftware Facebook: @actussoftware YouTube: @ActusSoftware X (Twitter): @ActusSoftware Lucinda also offers bespoke, high quality HR training through Actus’ learning solutions. Topics include: Dealing with Underperformance, Managing for High Performance, Change Superhero Training and Bite Size Training. For more information see the Training section on the Actus website.

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