In my company, we use the MAP system (managing accountability and performance). https://talentmanagement.azdoa.gov/site/CloseoutProcess.html it takes up to 9 steps to complete the appraisal. The only good thing about this system is that, employees can also upload their comments. Downside of this action is that the supervisor has to approve this comment, se we are going back to system being highly subjective. …show more content…
In this group we are rated on Communication (respectfully listens other to be able to fully understand the issue. Carefully reads instructions and given material. Is it employee able to clearly pass their own ideas, directives and messages in a professional respectful manner). In our work environment, radio communication is very closely rated and looked at. Conflict Management ( it is an important element in correctional settings , because it is very close to potential safety and security issues. Great conflict solution between inmates and inmates or staff and inmate is something that can result of peaceful solution of the conflict or can escalate to fights riots injuries and ultimate deaths). Next step that gets along previous one is correctional safety and safety functions. Our safety procedures are very detailed, clearly written for staff to follow. Employees are rated how well they are applying written policies and procedures to everyday’s function of a prison. Although I’m a counselor and I don’t deal directly with security, security is no doubt incomparably the most important element of all employees working inside the fence. We are all rated on our safety practices and most of the times our raters, supervisors observe how are we conduct our self round inmates. Are we too relaxed, to trusty, do we forget that security comes first and …show more content…
Some things in the job are measurable in example, I was in charge of fund raisers for Special Olympics and raised around 20,000$ in only 6 months. It took a great amount of work to achieve this. Next competitor was just under 10,000$ at that time. It was easy to put positive appraisal for me for this task. I did not call in sick in last 12 months that’s also easy to measure. My AIMS (adult inmate managing system), was up to date, perfectly done and reported. My safety and security practices are kept up to a high standard, because I was a security officer for 10 years before becoming a counselor. Now, subjectivnes of my rater come to play when my innovation, flexibility, communication skills come to be rated. She is soft spoken and I’m not, she feels that I need improvement. She sees flexibility as a new approach to programming, I see flexibility as something that is way too close to break policies . She sees being team player just giving me more tasks than other counsieros because “she knows it will be done” and I feel this is poor management on her side, because she is not properly distributing tasks and responsibilities among all of