Briefcase Books Series

The Manager's Guide to Performance Reviews

by Robert Bacal

Published 1 January 2003

This guide presents techniques for making performance reviews productive and positive - for both employees and managers. For both managers and employees, performance reviews are too often viewed as "necessary evils" - an obligatory but onerous activity that no one likes. But it doesn't have to be that way. "Manager's Guide to Performance Reviews" details programs and procedures for using reviews and their results to improve employee morale, reduce managerial workload, and enhance individual and organizational performance.Let this latest addition to McGraw-Hill's popular, hands-on "Briefcase Books" series introduce you to a step-by-step process that will allow you to: document performance fairly and objectively; accurately diagnose and point out performance issues; and, tailor reviews to help employees improve their performance."Manager's Guide to Performance Reviews" deconstructs and examines the entire review process.
It outlines processes and procedures you can use to meet your organization's need for accurate employee appraisal as you provide your employees with an honest portrait of how they're performing, sincere kudos where they are deserved, and proactive suggestions on where their on-the-job performance could improve."Briefcase Books" are written specifically for today's busy manager. Each book features eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page: [Key Terms icon] Clear definitions of key performance review terms and jargon; [Smart Managing icon] Ideas for intelligently managing the review process; [Tricks of the Trade icon] How-to hints and tips for getting the most from each review; [Mistake proofing icon] Advice for limiting costly performance review blunders; [Caution icon] Warning signs of pending review problems or even disasters; [For Example icon] Examples of this book's performance review principles in action; and, [Tools icon] Boxes where you'll find specific performance review procedures.

Performance Management

by Robert Bacal

Published 16 November 1998

You can achieve performance levels once thought unattainableDbut only when managers and workers establish clear lines of communication, and understand how their jobs contribute to the goals of both themselves and the organization. Performance Management is the comprehensive guidebook on how to establish a communication system to get top performance and value from each employee. It will show you how to conduct goals-focused performance planning meetings and performance appraisals and foster a true commitment to success within each employee. A meaningful tool for stimulating workplace cooperation, Performance Management will benefit the employee, the manager, and the organization itself.

Performance Management 2/E

by Robert Bacal

Published 13 January 2012

Proven strategies for maximizing employee commitment and performance

As a manager, you know that employee performance is your most important asset-but are you making smart, well-thought-out efforts to leverage it to its fullest?

Manager's Guide to Performance Management helps you get the most out of your people by focusing on performance planning (instead of appraising), creating a dialog (instead of issuing directives), and solving problems (instead of pointing blame). Learn how to:

Work with employees to create goals that are beneficial to everyone
Observe, gather data on, and document performance
Conduct performance reviews in a cooperative, collaborative way
Address thorny situations proactively and professionally
Leverage the powerful but often misunderstood process of "progressive discipline"

Briefcase Books, written specifically for today's busy manager, feature eye-catching icons, checklists, and sidebars to guide managers step-by-step through everyday workplace situations. Look for these innovative design features to help you navigate through each page:

+ Clear definitions of key terms and concepts
+ Tactics and strategies for managing performance
+ Tips for executing the tactics in the book
+ Practical advice for minimizing the possibility of error
+ Warning signs for when things are about to go wrong
+ Examples of successful performance management
+ Specific planning procedures, tactics, and hands-on techniques