From Metrics to Motivation: Humanizing Performance Reviews to Empower Employees

Abstract

Changes have dramatically taken place in performance management landscape; it is now deviating from the traditional models emphasizing measurement and evaluation of numerical metrics, employee weakness, and inadequacies to more holistic approaches emphasizing employee development, engagement, and well-being. Thus, this paper addresses ideas emanating from the integration of positive psychology into performance management and its implication on employee adaptive performance, organizational resilience, and general job satisfaction. Organisation performance can be enhanced by applying strength-based leadership, regular feedback, and knowledge management practices in a positive organizational work environment. Future Performance Management: Technological advancements, well-being of employees, and personalized approaches will connect organizational goals with individual growth. In light of increasingly dynamic workforces, such insights underscore the importance of designing performance management systems that measure not only outcomes but also personal growth and employee empowerment for organizational success.