As little as 20% of all human performance problems is attributable to individual employees; as much as 80% of all such problems is attributable to the work environments or systems in which employees work. An example of such problems would be:

Performance management is the process businesses use to ensure productive employee activities and results. The business tries to incentivize actions that are in line with the organization's objectives.
 

Effective performance management systems typically include the following three broad components: goal setting, performance review and a performance improvement plan.