Assignment 2: Annual Review

Due Week 7 and worth 150 points

Imagine you work at a company and it is time for an employee named Jim’s annual review. While he was a model employee the first nine (9) months of the year, recently Jim has been coming in late. It has not been just a few minutes each day, either. It is starting to cause problems in the production line. In this assignment, write a summary of how you would approach your conversation with Jim. How will you address his recent performance issues while still praising him for his previous nine (9) months of good work? Your goal is to balance the negative and positive feedback so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best. This assignment should focus on your goals for the conversation, and which employee relations approaches you will use to address the situation .

Write a five to seven (5-7) paragraph paper in which you:

· Explain how you will address Jim’s recent performance issues.

· Suggest both constructive and positive feedback designed so that Jim will leave motivated to do his best.

· Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:

· This course requires use of  Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) . Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

· Include at least 1 reference to support your paper.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

· Explain effective approaches to the broad spectrum of employee relations, including career development, fostering ethical behavior, discipline, labor relations, and dismissals.

· Analyze various techniques, considerations, and designs of performance appraisal programs.

· Use technology and information resources to research issues in human resource management.

· Write clearly and concisely about human resource management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.