Title: Evaluate employees.
Course: Make It Your Business (12151-36) > Section: Staffing a Business

Evaluation should include the following:

- Communicating goals
- Reviewing performance
- Providing feedback (i.e., positive or negative)
- Setting next steps
- Providing self-evaluation tools

One should regard the following tips when performing an evaluation:

- Be specific.
- Spell out exactly what employees will have to do to achieve the goals and standards set for them.
- Give deadlines.
- Be realistic.
- Be honest.
- Be complete.
- Evaluate performance, not personality.
- Listen to the employees.

Teacher Resource:

The Ultimate Guide to S.M.A.R.T. Goals, Forbes Advisor

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is evaluation important to employee development?
- What methods of evaluation are appropriate for this business?
- How can employers best communicate performance improvement needs to employees?
- Why is highlighting employee successes as well as areas for improvement important during evaluations?
- How can allowing the employee to self-evaluate affect job performance?
- What are the legal considerations regarding hiring and terminating employees?
- What are the benefits of documenting employees’ positive and negative feedback during evaluations?
- How is performance tied to reward?
- How can employers use SMART goals to gauge employee performance?