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Alternative Effective performance appraisals and evaluations

By na - The best performance reviews let managers and employees communicate -- share ideas, opinions, and information. Unfortunately, most traditional reviews put managers into the position of uncomfortable judges, ostensibly telling employees how their work either fit the bill -- or didn't. Possibly because of this, most traditional reviews are no better than the manager's off-the-cuff judgements, and some may be illegal. Because of these problems, new types of reviews are coming into play. Most require that evaluations be done not for raises, promotions, or bonusses, but for growth, development, and communication. The most important aspect in every case is communication between the employee and other people, instead of one-way communication, for higher performance. (Added: 24-Jan-2006 Hits: 1583 )

Conducting Employee Performance Review Tips

By na - Fairly short suggestions on conducting the performance review meeting, starting with greeting, summary, and going through strengths, weaknesses, feedback, salary and closing. (Added: 5-Aug-2004 Hits: 2503 )

Does performance appraisal benefit anyone? - Management - Express Computer India

By Mohan Bangaruswamy - Performance appraisal is an integral part of the performance management system writes Mohan Bangaruswamy, explaining how a balanced and holistic approach greatly benefits an organisation (Added: 22-Jan-2006 Hits: 1165 )

Easing the Performance Appraisal Process

By Nanette Miner - Performance appraisals can be stressful for both the manager and the employee receiving the appraisal. The process of writing and delivering the appraisal can be eased, however, by following these five guidelines. (Added: 24-Apr-2003 Hits: 3106 )

Employee Evaluation Help for Non-Profits

By TGCI - Ten part article (parts are short) focusing on how to use employee evaluation techniques in non-profit organizations. Useful stuff! (Added: 4-Mar-2005 Hits: 909 )

For Employees - My Supervisor Stopped Doing Staff Appraisals Once I Reached The Top of My Pay Grade. What Should I Do?

By Robert Bacal - Many managers stop doing appraisals when pay is no longer dependent on them. If you are an employee, should you worry about that? Here's the answer. (Added: 23-Oct-2006 Hits: 773 )

HR Practice Tip: Reduce the Pain of Performance Evaluations

By na - Training managers to perform effective and consistent evaluations is essential, since both managers and employees often are uncomfortable discussing performance. The training should include warning supervisors to refrain from the following eight common errors that can distort and even invalidate the evaluation process (Added: 13-Aug-2005 Hits: 599 )

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