KPMG: Four Functional Areas of Human Resources Management

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Performance Management Performance management is defined as the partnership of two individuals reaching for a mutual goal, exceptional performance. They are the employee and the supervisor. Although most companies have different strategic goals to achieve; they need to make sure that not only are the goals of the company are followed through, but the performance of each individual employee is recognized. The company also has to ensure their supervisors are willing to push their subordinates to their fullest potential in whatever their career goals may be. KPMG ensures that their goals and expectations within the company are met by stressing their strategic culture through what they call, “four pillars”. The first strategic pillar is called, Growth, which is defined as being able to encourage employees to set goals towards their career development. All employees are highly encouraged make a goal for themselves to achieve within the upcoming year. This is a good example of a company strength, since this allows employees to set their own personal goals by the help of the performance manager. Objectively, KPMG gives opportunities to employees within the workplace to practice material learned through career training. The second pillar is called, Delivery, which is ensuring that the high expectations KPMG has set for their employees are achieved through exceptional delivery of tasks given. Although setting high standards for the material of work may seem unnecessary, exceptional delivery is important since it challenges and retains employees and keeps clients happy. The third pillar is called, KPMG for Life, which states that they initially attract the best talent, then they develop them to their fullest potential as professionals once... ... middle of paper ... ...at fit in to all of their employee’s individual life styles. By having all of these benefits, it keeps their employees motivated to work hard for the company. The my$hare plan and the shine award works wonders for making their employees feel generally happy and appreciated for all their hard work. By having all these extra benefits it motivates the employees to want to stay longer, because money will only keep you for so long. “Sustaining and enhancing the quality of this professional workforce is KPMG’s primary objective. Wherever we operate we want our firms to be no less than the professional employers of choice.” (REFERENCE HERE) As demonstrated throughout this report, KPMG prioritizes a high engagement with their employees to ensure that there is a strong alignment between both the strategic goals of the organization and the personal goals of each employee.

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