Win-Win Performance Appraisals: What to Do Before, During, and After the Review to Get the Best Results for Yourself and Your Employees: What to Do Before, During and After the Review

by Lawrence Holpp

Overview

Increase Productivity with High-Impact Performance Reviews!

Performance appraisals may not be everyone’s favorite task. Done right, though, they serve as a vital part of company strategy—and document in black and white your contribution to the organization’s success.

Win-Win Performance Appraisals gives you the knowledge, insight, and tools to transform every performance review from a painful, one-hour “sit down” into a collaborative process for achieving long-term goals.

GET ALL THE INSIGHT, TIPS, AND TACTICS TO:

• Align objectives with corporate strategy
• Write unbiased, productive evaluations
• Hold face-to-face reviews focused on moving forward—not looking back
• Avoid possible legal pitfalls
• Conduct follow-up reviews that benefi t you and your employee

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071739856
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/16/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Author Profiles
John A. Woods is president of CWL Publishing Enterprises, a firm specializing in the development of quality management publications. He is a co-author of The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Quality Terms and Concepts and QualiTrends: 7 Quality Secrets That will Change Your Life. He has more than 25 years of experience in business publishing.

Susan Heathfield is a management and organizational development consultant who specializes in human resources issues. She has served as the Guide to Human Resources for the popular website About.com since 2000, as well as writing on the topic for other clients, including Business.com and Microsoft.

Table of Contents

Introction: Why Do Performance Appraisals at All?; Chapter 1. Overview of the Performance Appraisal Process – as We Know It; Chapter 2. How can Painless Performance Appraisals Benefit Managers and Employees?; Chapter 3. How to Create a Positive Environment for Performance Appraisal; Chapter 4. How to Prepare for a Successful Performance Appraisal Meeting; Chapter 5. How to Conduct the Performance Development Planning Meeting; Chapter 6. After the Meeting: Keeping Promises and Following Through; Chapter 7. How to Coach Employees the Way They Want You To; Chapter 8. Strategies for Conducting Performance Appraisals in Unusual Circumstances; Chapter 9. Checklist for the Happy, Healthy Performance Appraisal; Resources and references