Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 19: Performance Management and Learning, Chapter 20: Performance Management and Talent Management, Chapter 21: Performance Management and Reward, and Chapter 22: Performance Management and Employee Engagement. Read The Future of Feedback: Motivating Performance Improvement Through Future-Focused FeedbackLinks to an external site.; Self-Regulatory Effects of Performance Management System Consistency on Employee Engagement: A Moderated Mediation ModelLinks to an external site.; The Performance Evaluation System and the Impact on Employee Motivation: Do Performance Appraisal Rewards Play a Role in Motivating and Engaging Employees?Links to an external site.; and Measuring the Impact of Learning at the Workplace on Organisational PerformanceLinks to an external site..
Your assignment this week has several parts. You will write a brief essay explaining best practices in managing talent through training and learning programs. You will then create your own professional performance development plan based on a job you currently have or one you wish to have in the future. You will end your paper reflecting on the role talent management plays in performance management.
In your paper, address the following prompts:
Part 1
Explain best practices in managing talent through training and learning.
Describe the interconnectedness between performance management and each component of talent management.
Part 2
Create a professional performance development plan based on a job you currently have or one you wish to have in the future.
Address how you will continue to learn and grow in this job.
Summarize knowledge, skills, and abilities you will need to advance in your career.
Propose specific activities you will need to engage in to achieve your goals.
Explain what you will need from your managers and leaders to meet your goals.
Part 3
Make a case for the role talent management plays in performance management.
The It Begins With Talent Management paper
Must be at least 1,250 words in length (not including title, abstract, and references pages), double spaced, and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to required readings.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
Must include separate abstract and references pages that are formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the Writing an AbstractLinks to an external site. and APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resources in the Writing Center for specifications.
Required Resources
Text
Armstrong, M. (2022). Armstrong’s handbook of performance management: An evidence-based guide to performance leadership (7th ed.). KoganPage Publishing.
Chapter 19: Performance Management and Learning
Chapter 20: Performance Management and Talent Management
Chapter 21: Performance Management and Reward
Chapter 22: Performance Management and Employee Engagement
The full-text version of this ebook is available in your online classroom through the RedShelf platform. Chapter 19 discusses the value of learning and how it relates to performance management, and Chapter 20 what it means to manage talent during the performance management process. Chapter 21 discusses methods to reward employees to achieve higher levels of performance and Chapter 22 how to keep employees engaged while managing performance These chapters will assist you in your Training and Skill Development and Keeping Employees Motivated and Engaged discussion forums, and It Begins With Talent Management assignment this week.
Articles
Gnepp, J., Klayman, J., Williamson, I. O., & Barlas, S. (2020). The future of feedback: Motivating performance improvement through future-focused feedback. PLoS ONE, 15(6), Article e0234444. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234444
The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about motivating employees based on a variety of feedback strategies and will assist you in your Keeping Employees Motivated and Engaged discussion forum, and It Begins With Talent Management assignment this week.
Kakkar, S., & Vohra, N. (2021). Self-Regulatory effects of performance management system consistency on employee engagement: A moderated mediation modelLinks to an external site.. American Business Review, 24(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.37625/abr.24.1.225-248
This article provides information about how the performance review process impacts employee engagement and will assist you in your Keeping Employees Motivated and Engaged discussion forum, and It Begins With Talent Management assignment this week. this week.
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Kopp, T., Kinkel, S., Schäfer, T., Kieslinger, B., & Brown, A. J. (2020). Measuring the impact of learning at the workplace on organisational performanceLinks to an external site.. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 69(7), 1455–1474. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-12-2018-0443
The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about training and learning and how they relate to performance management and will assist you in your Training and Skill Development and Keeping discussion forums, and It Begins With Talent Management assignment this week.
Tudor, A.-D., & Petre, A.-G. (2021). The performance evaluation system and the impact on employee motivation: Do performance appraisal rewards play a role in motivating and engaging employees?Links to an external site. Review of International Comparative Management, 22(5), 721–728.
The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest Central database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about whether performance appraisals keep employees engaged and motivated and will assist you in your Keeping Employees Motivated and Engaged discussion forum, and It Begins With Talent Management assignment this week.
Recommended Resource
Article
Awan, S. H., Habib, N., Akhtar, C. H., & Naveed, S. (2020). Effectiveness of performance management system for employee performance through engagementLinks to an external site.. SAGE Open, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020969383
The full-text version of this article is available through the SAGE database in the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. This article provides information about keeping employees engage by providing an effective performance management system and may assist you in your Keeping Employees Motivated and Engaged discussion forum, and It Begins With Talent Management assignment this week.
