Imagine you are a senior member of the human resource management (HRM) function in your case study organisation (from the previous Assignment: Talent Sourcing Project). You have been asked toindividuallyinvestigate best practice in human resource management in the areas of managing high-performersorunder-performers with a particular focus on performance management, human resource development and reward management.

The situation you have been asked to report on relates to the person that the target hired to fill the key vacancy your group reported on in the first part of this assignment.Target hired a 31-year-old person, and one month after they were appointed, their manager seeks your advice regarding what to do about them. Please chooseoneof the two following situations:

• 'Under-performer'. The new employee does not have the necessary competencies and/or attributes to perform at the required level. The manager is seeking your advice regarding what they need to do to help them improve their performance; or
• 'High-performer'. The new employee is clearly bored, not feeling challenged and indicating they might start looking for another job. The manager believes the employee could make an important contribution to the organisation so is seeking your advice about how to engage them and retain them.

  

2. What are the features of best practice in performance management including identifying some of the competencies and behaviours consistent with effective performance management?
4. How should the human resource development (HRD) function integrate with the performance management function?
6. What are the specific issues surrounding the management of 'under-performers'orthe management of 'high-performers' that need to be taken into account in an effective performance management system and HRD function in the case study organisation? How do these issues address the requirement for ongoing professional development to meet the potential requirements of the future of work?
8. How might the case study organisation's reward management strategy fit into the solution you offer and why?
10. How in theory should the case study organisation's human resource management practices (HRD, performance and reward management) support the firm's corporate strategies?