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Performance Phrases For Performance Reviews

This completely revised and updated second edition of Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews provides hundres of ready-made phrases you can use to clearly communicate any employee performance in 74 different skill areas. ...more

Perfect Phrases For Setting Performance Goals

This completely revised and updated second edition of Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals provides hundreds of precisely worded performance goals you can put to use in virtually any situation. ...more

Performance Management - A Briefcase Book Second Edition Perfromance Managment A Briefcase Book

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). ... more

 

How Can I Make the Best Use of Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals : Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Goals for Any Performance Plan or Review?

Performance Phrases for Setting Performance Goals - Hundreds of Ready-to_Use Goals for Any Performance Plan or Review was written to help managers set goals and objectives with employees during the performance planning process. It's important to note that no book can provide goals and objectives specific to a particular job function. Or, rather the goals and objectives will tend to be more general than is ideal.

So, the thing to remember is that the goals and objectives in Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals, are best used as a starting point for developing more specific objectives with your individual employee. In other words, no book is a substitute for thinking and communicating, and the more you rely on some cookie-cutter approach the less effective your goal setting will be.

The book itself is broken down into sections as follows:

  • performance goals for any positions
  • performance goals for general management responsibilities
  • performance goals for specific industries and jobs

The latter section is, by far the largest, and contains the most specific performance goals.

There are a number of ways to use the goals. You may want to consider asking the employee to review the most relevant sections of the book to identify goals and objectives that fit his or her job. This can be done prior to any face-to-face performance planning meeting. Then, at the face-to-face meeting you and the employee can go over the goals he or she has identified, decide which are the most important for that employee, and then modify, improve or customize them to fit.

Of course, there's other ways to do it but the important thing is to use the phrases in Perfect Phrases For Setting Performance Goals as the starting point.

See Also: Can You Recommend A Book To Help With Setting Employee Performance Goals and Objectives?

 

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Bacal & Associates was founded in 1992 by consultant and book author, Robert Bacal. Robert's books on performance management and reviews have been published by McGraw-Hill. He is available for consultation, training and keynote speaking on performance and management at work.

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  • Performance management can be the lever for improved employee engagement.
  • The review process is the LEAST important part of performance management
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