The newest steps and strategies to enhance the performance appraisals you provide
Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies shows you how to apply the latest performance appraisal practices and generate positive outcomes for your employees, for your company, and for you. The days of stand-alone annual performance appraisals are drawing to a close, with today’s appraisals utilizing quarterly or biannual sessions, continuous feedback with regular two-way communication, collaborative goal-setting, career development, and an ongoing forward focus. This approach includes tools to provide impactful feedback and feedforward, recognize and support employee success, avoid the common mistakes related to performance appraisals, and build your coaching skills.
Gain a clear understanding of the ways that performance appraisals contribute to individual and organizational success. Provide productive feedback by accessing more than 3,300 phrases. Lead appraisal sessions that resonate with your employees and set the stage for improved performance and career development.
By applying the newest steps in performance appraisals, you will literally and figuratively be in an excellent position to build your employees’ skills, motivation, performance, satisfaction, and commitment.
By:
Ken Lloyd
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781394276059
ISBN 10: 1394276052
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 20 January 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Performance Appraisals 5 Chapter 1: Building Success with Performance Appraisals 7 Chapter 2: What Performance Appraisals Do for You and Your Team 23 Part 2: Working Your Way through the Process 49 Chapter 3: Pre-Appraisal Preparation 51 Chapter 4: Leading a Productive Appraisal Session 75 Part 3: Phrases and Expressions That Work 95 Chapter 5: The Best Phrases for Attitude 97 Chapter 6: The Best Phrases for Collaboration, Communication, and Interpersonal Skills 127 Chapter 7: The Best Phrases for Creative Thinking 153 Chapter 8: The Best Phrases for Ethics 175 Chapter 9: The Best Phrases for Job Knowledge and Expertise 197 Chapter 10: The Best Phrases for Leadership 217 Chapter 11: The Best Phrases for Planning, Administration, and Organization 245 Chapter 12: The Best Phrases for Quality and Quantity of Work 267 Chapter 13: The Best Phrases for Self-Development and Growth 293 Part 4: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 14: The Top Ten Words to Include in a Performance Appraisal 319 Chapter 15: The Top Ten Behaviors Meriting Special Recognition 327 Index 335
Ken Lloyd, Ph.D., is a management consultant, author, and public speaker who specializes in organizational development, human resources, and management coaching. He taught in the MBA Program at The Anderson School at UCLA, and he has made numerous podcast, radio, and television appearances. He is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
