Business Breakfast from The Growth Hub focusing on performance appraisal and wellbeing in the workplace.

1. Friday 30th September
The Growth Hub Business Breakfast

2. Time to Sack the annual
appraisal?
• David Dawson
• The Business School
• University of
Gloucestershire
• ddawson@glos.ac.uk
• www.linkedin.com/in/david
dawsonatwork

3. The rise and rise of the performance appraisal
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1992 (Bevan and
Thompson)
1998 (Armstrong and
Baron)
2009 (CIPD) 2015 (CEB)
Percentage of Organisations Performing Annual Appraisals

4. Appraisals: “Done but done badly”?
• Only 20% of HR professionals agreed that PA impacted
individual performance
• And 21% agreed that it impacted organisational
performance
• Circa 55% of employees think that their performance
appraisal process is unfair
• Deloitte reports that 58% organisations don’t think PA is
an effective use of time
• IES echoes continuing dissatisfaction with appraisals
especially from managers

5. Who’s sacking the annual appraisal
• CEB reports that in 2011 1% of fortune 500 firms were ending
annual performance appraisals
• By 2016 that was 12%
• Deloitte survey shows that 70% of organisations are reviewing
PA
• Notable examples:
– Adobe – touch points
– Accenture – project based feedback
– Deloitte – project based feedback and weekly check ins
– Microsoft - connects
– GE – app based PD@GE

6. The new performance appraisal
• Simple
• Accessible (use apps)
• Useful feedback (timely & regular)
• Emphasises enhancement through coaching
(looks forward)
• Supports managers’ skills first
• De-couples pay

7. Contact Me
David Dawson
The Business School
Park Campus
University of Gloucestershire
ddawson@glos.ac.uk
www.linkedin.com/in/daviddawsonatwork

8. Workplace
Wellbeing Charter
Susan Doran
susan.doran@healthatworkcentre.org.uk

9. Matt.coldrey@activegloucestershire.org
Deborah.Potts@activegloucestershire.org
Workplace Challenge Consultant CEO

10. Physical activity and wellbeing in the
workplace
Deborah Potts - CEO
Matt Coldrey – Workplace Activity Consultant
30th September 2016

13. We’re here today to:
• Convince you that you should be prioritising an active
workforce
• Help you understand the barriers that exist to this and how
you as businesses can help
• Show you how we can help

14. Vision: everyone in Gloucestershire
active every day
Who are Active Gloucestershire?

15. What we do
Insight Making activity happen Funding
Demographics
Market research
Behaviour change
Impact evaluation
Consultation
Networking
Training
Advice
Toolkits and templates
Events
Challenges
Campaigns
Activity finder
Bid writing
Funding
Consultancy
Investment readiness
New funding

16. Benefits of activity for businesses

17. Issues faced by businesses
• Absenteeism
– Costs UK businesses £32bn per year
• Presenteeism
– Twice the cost of absenteeism
• Employee retention
– Costs UK business £4bn per year
• Low employee productivity
– Output per hour worst since records began
• Poor team cohesion and working relationships

18. Influence of physical activity
• Reducing risk of chronic illness
• Alleviating symptoms of mental illness
• Boosts immune system
• Kick starts metabolism and increases energy levels
• Improves staff moral and team cohesion
• Increases creative though, cognitive performance and
improves memory
• Improves mood and coping
• Helps to reduce stress levels

19. Influence of physical activity

20. So what’s stopping you?

21. Barriers to physical activity
• British working culture
• Physical environment
• Individuals’ attitudes
• Lack of time
• Motivation
• Confidence
• Poor experiences
• Lack of opportunity and resource

22. What can you do?

23. What can you do?

24. How can Active Gloucestershire help?

25. • Surveys for your staff
• Case studies and best practice
• Health and wellbeing charter
• Toolkits and templates
• Networks and sharing
• Challenges and events
• Volunteering opportunities
• Bespoke plans
• Team building
• Bespoke

26. We need to be in it together
But.....................................................................

27. We want you to:
• Commit to be part of our movement for change
• Work with us and others to explore how to create an active
workforce
• Share your learning

28. An Active Gloucestershire
will be a more
Productive,
Positive
& Vibrant
place
to live
and
work

29. Thank you

30. The Cost of Inactivity to Business
• Absenteeism
– Costs UK businesses £32bn per year
• Presenteeism
– Twice the cost of absenteeism
• Employee retention
– Costs UK business £4bn per year
• Low employee productivity
– Output per hour worst since records began
• Poor team cohesion and working relationships

31. Daniel.cowen@glos.ac.uk
Daniel Cowen, School of Sport & Exercise