This paper examined the influence of task performance strategyo employee performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) in Delta State. Growing competitiveness of the SME sector has escalated the need to adopt effective internal management practices that will increase the productivity of employees, better work quality and sustainability of business. In particular, the research involved two key task performance strategies; supervision and feedback mechanism and their effects on employee performance in SMEs. The study employed survey research design, and data were gathered using structured questionnaires administered to employees of SMEs in Delta State. A total of 212 questionnaires were issued to the target population with 200 responded to representing 94 percent response rate. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used to analyse the data. It was found that the supervision and feedback practice possess a great positive impact on the staff performance which proves the effectiveness of constant guidance to employees, positive feedback, and clear communication channels. Moreso, performance appraisal practices were observed to have great impact on employee performance since fair appraisal processes and effort recognition encourage employees to enhance efficiency and commitment towards a task.