Job performance is the result achieved in a work environment in relation to the available resources. The concept will depend on the objectives or goals set for the worker in question.
The idea of performance is associated with the link between the means used to obtain something and the result that is finally achieved. In this way, performance can be related to profit or profit .
Labor , on the other hand, is what is linked to work (the activity that involves physical and/or mental effort and is carried out in exchange for economic compensation).
How to improve work performance
The managers and owners of any company, therefore, will want to improve the work performance of their workers , since they are perfectly aware that this will have a positive impact on the entity. Given this, they usually resort to a wide variety of measures, among which we would highlight the following:
- Create a good work environment, where everyone can feel comfortable and where you work by and for the team.
- Improve the self-esteem of employees, recognizing them for their tasks.
- Establish work plans based on objectives, because when these are met, the satisfaction and pride of the workers will significantly increase.
- Facilitate the participation of all members of the company so that they feel part of it and do not hesitate to carry out their efforts and tasks in favor of it.
- Promote equal treatment.
- Motivate workers.
- Promote the training of employees, so that they can show enthusiasm for improving their performance and skills.
The coaching
By resorting to these measures and many others, it will be possible to increase the work performance of employees.
An objective that is increasingly leading companies to hire coaching services (business trainers), who will work with the staff to strengthen relationships between them, so that employees can feel valued and also "rewarded" for their effort and acquire new hopes within the position they occupy in the company and enjoy a pleasant atmosphere.
Ideas linked to work performance
Many times work performance is used as a synonym for productivity . If a person is hired to make shoes, his job performance will be determined by the number of shoes he produces in a certain amount of time. In any case, other factors also come into play, such as the technical resources available (machinery, materials, etc.) and the quality of the product (producing five poor quality shoes in an hour is not the same as producing two top quality shoes in the same period).
Job performance is also usually associated with issues such as strategy , training , remuneration and the environment . A person who has knowledge, receives precise instructions, is well paid and works in a pleasant environment is likely to achieve a job performance much higher than that achieved by a poorly paid, untrained worker who works in an unhealthy environment.