High Performance Working (HPW) and its benefits for an organisation and their mechanism through which employee engagement and commitment can be increased which help in gaining competitive advantage

DEVELOPING INDIVIDUALS,
TEAMS AND ORGANISATIONS
ASSIGNMENT 2 OF 2
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
High Performance Working (HPW) and its benefits for an organisation and their mechanism
through which employee engagement and commitment can be increased which help in gaining
competitive advantage.................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................7
Evaluation of two performance management approaches and state examples which highlight
their effectiveness for supporting high performance culture and commitment..........................7
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11
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INTRODUCTION
Team management is a skill of an person or an organisation through which they can
effectively coordinate with a group of individuals to perform the assigned tasks and duties. An
effective team management can be carried out through teamwork, two-way communication,
performance appraisal and management and setting of goals and targets. Team management
skills help an organisation in grouping personnel together through which they can contribute in
the achievement of the organisational goals and objectives (Akhavan and Mahdi Hosseini, 2016).
The development of employee skills, knowledge and their competencies help an organisation in
retaining employee's, increases their participation and engagement in managerial activities
through which a business can gain competitive advantage. This report revolves around the
employee engagement, commitment and their participation in the achievement of the
organisational goals. The report also highlights High performance working (HPW) and its
advantages to employee's and it also throws a light on the performance management approaches
of the management through which they can improve and enhance their performance.
TASK 1
High Performance Working (HPW) and its benefits for an organisation and their mechanism
through which employee engagement and commitment can be increased which help in
gaining competitive advantage
High performance working is a basic approach which is practised by an organisation
through which they can enhance the commitment, productivity and participation of employees
which help an organisation in accomplishing best level of performance (Boughzala and De
Vreede, 2015). The high performance working practices can be applied to three areas, which can
be defined as:
 HR practice,
 High employee involvement through which employee participation can be monitored
 Compensation and reward are also based on the high and effective performance of the
employees.
BENEFITS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE WORKING (HPW)
There are several practices which are followed by an organisation through which a
business can enhance employee performance and increase their participation in the achievement
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of organisational goals and objectives. Some of the HPW practices and their benefits for an
organisation are explained below:
 Training and development- Training and development is a HR practise through which a
business can develop skills, knowledge and competencies of employees which help them
in performing the assigned tasks and job roles using constructive and innovative
approaches. This HR practice helps in improving employee performance through which
they can contribute in achievement of organisational goal.
Benefits: Training and development is a HR practice which help management in improving
performance of employees and developing their skills and competencies through which they can
effectively perform the assigned tasks and job role. This also help in saving time while
performing assigned job role and increases the willingness and employee participation in
managerial activities (Day and Dragoni, 2015).
 Cross-departmental teamwork- Through encouraging employees to perform with
cross-department team helps to create an positive impact on the performance of the
employee's and of overall organisation. It also helps in encouraging employee's to work
in a team, through which organisation can enhancing their skills, creativity, performance
and it will also help in forming effective decisions through which they can accomplish
the desired objectives.
Benefits: By encouraging employees to engage in cross-departmental teamwork, it help
management in increasing diversity in the workplace. This will also help in enhancing creativity
of employees which will be beneficial for making decisions and it will also help in maintaining
positive and healthy working scenario in the organisation.
 Mentoring- Mentoring is an approach which is practised of management in which a
mentor shares knowledge and their experience with employee's which help them in
contributing for the achievement of the desired objectives. As a mentor, they can guide
their employees and show them right direction which will help in accomplishing goals
(Dube and Marnewick, 2016).
Benefits: Mentoring and coaching is an HR practice through which they can guide and lead
employees which help them in achieving targets and through this organisation can gain
competitive advantage. This practice of the organisation helps in encouraging employees by
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