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Performance Feedback:

Most employees want feedback about their performance. Performance feedback is the ongoing process between employee and the manager where information is exchanged concerning the performance expected and the performance exhibited. Effective performance feedback skills are extremely important for managers. Employees need to be able to constructive feedback regarding both positive and negative aspects of their performance.

Features of Performance Feedback:

·        It is specific rather than general.

·        It is focused on behavior rather than on the person.

·        It takes into account the needs of the receiver of the feedback.

·        It involves sharing of Information rather than giving advice.

Types of Performance Feedback:

·        Formal feedback

·        Informal Feedback

·        Positive Feedback

·        Negative Feedback

Process of Performance Feedback:

·        Scheduling performance feedback

·        Preparing for a feedback session

·        Conducting the Feedback session

Types of Promotion

The different types of promotions are:

(a)   Limited Promotion

Limited promotion is also known as upgrading. It is the movement of an employee to a more responsible job within the same occupational unit and with a corresponding increase in pay. Thus, upgrading means an increase of pay on the same job or moving to a higher scale without changing the job.

(b) Dry Promotion

Dry promotion is a promotion as a result of which there is no increase in the employee‘spay. Dry promotions are those which are given in lieu of increases in compensation. It is usually made decorative by giving a new and longer title to the employee.

(c) Multiple Chain Promotion

Multiple chain promotion provide for a systematic linking of each position to several other positions. Such promotions identify multi-promotional opportunities through clearly defined avenues of approach to and exist from each position in the organization.

(d) Up and Out Promotion

Up and Out Promotion often leads to termination of services. In this type of promotion, a person must either earn a promotion or seek employment elsewhere.