Before you can determine this, you need to build a system that will help measure their performance.

For every employee, you need to have performance standards, which are descriptions of what you want your employee to accomplish for the jobs they have been assigned. These standards also apply to other employees with the same job specifications.

Goals are another aspect of employee evaluations. These are based on the individual weaknesses and strengths of the employees. After you have defined the goals and standards, put them down in writing and give them to the employees. This helps them know what they are expected to achieve at the end of each year so as to be given a positive evaluation.

Keep logs for all your employees. Note all the memorable moments involving individual employees whether bad or good.

Evaluate individual the performance of the employees, at least once a year. Hold individual meetings with them and giving performance appraisals.

Review all of the documents then give an appraisal. Appraisals may be of different forms but they need to include:

Once this is done, meet with the individual employees giving reasons for your conclusions. Take time too to listen to their comments through your discussions.

Employee evaluations are not easy as some of them become defensive and most will not know what will merit evaluations that are positive. Resentment may arise too especially when you are soft on some and come down hard on other employees.

To avoid all these problems follow the following tips:

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