Measuring Talent in HR

A company is only as good as the talent behind it. Consistently and accurately evaluating and measuring employee performance is essential not only to individual success, but also to the overall success of an organisation.

That being the case, you’d think more companies would actively analyse their HR data. According to one industry report, 56 percent of people teams hope to incorporate more data in their processes in 2018—a 10 percent jump from last year. The question is, exactly how do you measure employee work performance?
Many companies tend to take the more-is-better approach when it comes to measuring work performance, evaluating talent across a wide (often too wide) range of qualities, skills, competencies, etc. But where employee performance metrics are concerned, less is more.
In an effort to accurately gauge the performance level of your employees, consider scaling down from too many subpar measurements to these four tried-and-true talent performance metrics. From assessing quality of work to individual goals, reviewing employee performance on an individual level will help you form an accurate understanding of how your talent stacks up to the rest of your organisation. Here are four employee performance metrics you should measure at your business: