附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index.
A tale of two performance reviews -- One fails, one succeeds -- The key questions -- Should you care? -- What distinguishes effective reviews from ineffective reviews? -- Jessica, Mike, and you -- Manager's checklist for chapter 1 -- Performance reviews in the scheme of things -- Reviews as just one part of a larger system -- Summing up -- Other linkages -- Manager's checklist for chapter 2 -- Understanding performance, good and bad -- What do we mean by "performance"? -- The stuff of performance, good and poor -- Implications for your performance reviews -- Manager's checklist for chapter 3 -- Documenting performance and rating and ranking systems -- So what's the point of documentation? -- Rating systems -- Ranking systems -- Manager's checklist for chapter 4 -- Documenting performance, narrative, critical incident, MBO, 360-degree feedback, and other methods -- Narrative -- Critical incident -- Standards-based or management by objectives -- 360-degree feedback -- Use of technological tools -- Manager's checklist for chapter 5 -- Performance planning, the answer to almost any review problem -- What is performance planning? -- By the end of performance planning ... -- Step-by-step planning process, getting it done -- Planning meeting steps -- Manager's checklist for chapter 6 -- Review meetings, step by step -- Warm up and clarify expectations and roles -- Describe and review the main job tasks and responsibilities -- Elicit input from the employee -- Discuss and negotiate (evaluative component) -- Engage in performance improvement problem-solving -- Decide on what to record -- Finish and plan for follow-up -- Manager's checklist for chapter 7 -- Diagnosing, problem solving, and ongoing communication -- What is diagnosing performance issues? -- How do you do it? -- Problem solving to remove barriers -- Ongoing communication -- Manager's checklist for chapter 8 -- Essential communication skills -- Communication facts and principles -- Generative skills -- Respond
摘要:Offering a quick read on the basics of performance reviews, this guide features short, informally written chapters, bulleted lists, self-examinations, seven types of sidebars, and chapter-ending checklists of important points.