Factors Affecting Employee Performance

• The work performance and productivity of your employees has a significant effect on your company's bottom line. Offering band-aid solutions such as performance bonuses or performance training do not solve the core problem, according to employment expert Susanne Krivanek writing for the Tech Republic website. You need to understand the factors affecting employee performance to increase productivity.

Experience

• Hiring employees who do not have the proper background for the job is one of the things that starts a performance downward spiral, according to employment expert Susanne Krivanek writing for the Tech Republic website. Company training should be used to enhance the employee's background. It an employee has undergone extensive training but is still experiencing performance issues, then the problem could be that the employee does not possess the necessary experience to do the job.

Work-Home Balance

• As much as an employer may not want to be affected by the personal life of his employees, personal problems can sometimes affect employee performance. Managers need to be sensitive to employee personal problems, and be prepared to discuss the issues with employees when necessary. If an employee requires time off to deal with a personal problem, then granting that time off will help to show all of your employees that the company values its employees.

Manager Interaction

• If an employee does not get feedback from her manager, then she has no idea how to rate her performance. Managers should be trained to give positive and negative employee feedback. In negative situations, the manager should work with the employee to create a program that will help address the performance shortcomings. It is easier for employees to improve their performance when they know what they are doing right and what they are doing wrong.

Setting Goals

• To help employees improve their performance, you need to set goals that employees are required to achieve. Performing by the minimum standards means the employee is doing his job, and that can help an employee understand what is expected of him at minimum. It would also be helpful to create incentives that will give employees motivation to go beyond the set goals.