Work Psychology

Work Psychology Network Event: Assessing Job Performance

September 14, 2027
London, United Kingdom

What does good job performance really look like, and how should organisations assess it?

Performance is about more than completing core tasks. Behaviours such as helping colleagues, adapting to change and applying discretionary effort can also make an important contribution. Yet many traditional approaches to performance appraisal are unreliable and can give an incomplete picture of how someone is really performing. This session will explore how job performance can be defined more effectively, which methods are best suited to assessing it and how organisations can use performance information more meaningfully.

Attendees will:

Explore the different dimensions of job performance beyond core task performance.
Understand the limitations of common performance appraisal practices.
Consider how job performance can be defined and measured more accurately.
Review different methods for assessing employee performance.
Explore how performance information can be used to support better decisions and performance improvement.

Who is this event for?

We expect to convene senior HR professionals with:

Knowledge of applying principles of organisational psychology in the workplace so experiences can be shared for peer learning.
A desire to enhance their understanding of organisational psychology and how it can improve employee performance and productivity.
An interest in understanding and applying the latest academic research relating to organisational psychology.
Significant experience working in generalist roles or CoE’s including OD & transformation, talent, employee experience and/or organisation effectiveness.

Prof. Rob Briner Associate Research Director, CRF and Professor of Organisational Psychology at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London

Prof. Rob Briner Associate Research Director, CRF and Professor of Organisational Psychology at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London
Rob is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Queen Mary, University of London and Associate Research Director at CRF. He is also currently a Visiting Professor of Evidence-Based HRM at Birkbeck University of London and Professor at Oslo Nye Høyskole. He was previously co-founder and Scientific Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Management and has held positions at the Institute for Employment Studies, London School of Economics, Kings’s College (University of London), Bath University and University of Edinburgh. His publishing and research focus on topics including wellbeing, emotions, stress, motivation and everyday work behaviour.
John Whelan MBE Director, CRF

John Whelan MBE Director, CRF
John Whelan is a Director at Corporate Research Forum. Formerly UK HR Director of BAE Systems, the FTSE 100 defence, security, and aerospace company, John’s experience and strengths lie in business and HR Transformation, Organisation Development and Employee Relations. Prior to joining BAE, he held a variety of HR roles in engineering, technology and manufacturing businesses across the telecommunications and semi-conductor industries including Matra-Marconi Space where he was HR Director for the UK and, latterly, Group HRD.

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