Factors Affecting the Overall Performance Rating of an Individual

Question: Discuss about the Factors Affecting the Overall Performance Rating of an Individual. Answer: Individuals in a team determine the success of teamwork. For a successful teamwork, every person in the team has to be competent enough for the team to succeed. The score for competency of an individual is determined by ratings given by peers in terms of personal and professional performance. Rating others keeps them on toes especially those who maybe personally and professionally performing poorly. Australian national university introduced such method of students rating others and it seems to be working quite well. There are methods of evaluating and rating which include judgement. An individual maybe be asked to judge and rate someone by analyzing their performance. Rowe Guerrero, (2013) stated that subordinates (juniors in a company) may also rate their managers by evaluating them. For instance, a manager can be rated according to how they can handle employees barriers. Self-appraisal also applies where an individual rate themselves by comparing their performance with that of others. Mechanical method is the other method and is more preferred. Rating performance of individuals in accompany is important in a company. It is very crucial that it is done after a given period of time. Take for instance; the Dell company does the activity of rating every six months and if anyones rating goes down, then they do not receive commissions(Rowe Guerrero, 2013). However, rewards are given to those who perform well. Conclusion The implication of the rating performance of an individual is that; improvement is to be made especially when an individual is rated below average. Competency is a virtue that every individual should uphold so that others can recognize their efforts. However, in institutions employees should be allowed to rate their managers (mechanical method of assigning overall performance). Lastly, it is important for individuals to rate themselves by comparing themselves to others, such a move will create confidence in themselves. References Grote, D. (2002). The Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book : a Survival Guide for Managers. New York : AMACOM. Rowe, W. G., Guerrero, L. (2013). Cases in leadership. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications.