Gestão do desempenho por competências: relato de experiência em uma empresa brasileira de alimentos

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the potentialities and challenges involved in performance management by competencies in the organizational context, through an account of the implementation and development of a competency performance management program in a Brazilian food company in the state of Ceará , demanded by the need to update and adapt the process of evaluation of performance management in said organization. The methodology used was accomplished through participant observation and documentary analysis. The stages of the performance management program were: mapping competencies, updating job descriptions, raising awareness about the performance management process, applying performance evaluation, tabulating and analyzing performance data, feedback, final reports and action plans. All the steps used theoretical-methodological contributions of the area of ​​management by competences. The results obtained enabled the elaboration of a comprehensive diagnosis, reaching approximately 1,600 workers, with 150 occupants of management position. Named diagnosis provided subsidies for the redefinition of job descriptions, selection profiles and construction of the organization's semi-annual training plan. Among the identified challenges, we highlight the lack of preparation of managers for feedback.