So, if you are in a position where you must perform annual evaluations of your personnel and they in turn rate your performance does this create the best work environment during the rest of the work year? I like the fact that I get a rating from my supervisors, and I also like the fact that my direct-reports have input on my evaluation but is this the best process? I am not sure it is or it is not but my concerns are that when we truly want to evaluate what is valued by procurement services, HR instead wants to generalize to a generic organizational evaluation process and presentation.
Oh well, I am just venting a bit today because it seems that HR - "just" another support service like Procurement - does not get as scrutinized about their processes as much as we do. Call it professional jealousy on my part if you wish (trust me I don't mind) but I am of the hope that someday HR receives a strong dose of "why do you all do what you do?" No one ever seems to question that what is measured on these so called evaluations very often do not have a single thing to do with what we actually value in our procurement employees. Now I am sure there are many who will read this blog and say that their process and HR offices do and will capably defend! To them I say great! Let's share what is good and hope to work to standards that will help enhance our profession.
Have a nice weekend!
Rey
June 2016