Linking appraisals to reward

I'd always thought working towards agreed goals and achieving them should be rewarded. If you have an appraisal system that doesn't actually reward you then what does it matter? For me, demonstrating values, behaviours and achieving objectives meant I really worked on them.

The challenge, for me,  is how you both objectively measure success /movement, and If you are sacrificing honesty / openness in the discussion by linking it to reward.

Certainly both systems are commonly used. 

Where reward is linked I have personally seen more desire to get “higher” scores rather than being more objective. Like most things in HR there is no one right answer.

It matters ( to answer your question) because you focus on how they are actually doing, what you can do to help them do better and areas of weakness to address. Money isn’t the only motivator for the majority of people.

The challenge, for me,  is how you both objectively measure success /movement, and If you are sacrificing honesty / openness in the discussion by linking it to reward.

Certainly both systems are commonly used. 

Where reward is linked I have personally seen more desire to get “higher” scores rather than being more objective. Like most things in HR there is no one right answer.

It matters ( to answer your question) because you focus on how they are actually doing, what you can do to help them do better and areas of weakness to address. Money isn’t the only motivator for the majority of people.