A recent article in The Gleaner highlighted the Strategic Insights Seminar Series held in May by the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM). The series brought together business leaders, HR professionals and public sector practitioners to explore ways to improve workplace performance. Marie- Hélène Budworth, a professor in 91ɫ’s School of Human Resource Management and a keynote speaker at the conference, shared her research on performance reviews.
Budworth shared that traditional performance reviews are detrimental to employee-manager relationships as they undermine trust and create anxiety. She encourages a “feedforward” approach, which promotes continuous improvement. She discourages the act of providing feedback retrospectively and says performance reviews should be seen as opportunities to build the company culture and employee trust, rather than just a chance to manage individual outcomes.
Budworth researches and teaches in the areas of individual development and learning. She holds a PhD in organizational behaviour and human resource management, a master’s degree in counselling psychology and a Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology. Her early training in psychology and the natural sciences guides her research and her approach to teaching.
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