Conducting Effective Performance Appraisals

Length:	½ Day
Audience:	Anyone conducting performance appraisals

Benefits to:

Management

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with employees
• Gain a broader perspective on work unit activity, progress, and concerns
• Make sure work is planned and accomplished
• Confirm work load/staffing requirements
• Compare individual and work unit performance to goals
• Obtain employee feedback on company responsiveness, effectiveness, communication, needs, etc.

Employees

• Define and clarify job responsibilities and expectations
• Provide visibility on accomplishments
• Solicit support on problems and concerns
• Validate value to the organization
• Obtain direction for future opportunities and professional development
• Provide input to the organization

Organizations

• Assure alignment around organizational goals
• Integrate organizational initiatives into department performance objectives
• Improve organizational performance
• Develop the human resource assets of the organization

Objectives:

• Identify the goals and objectives of the appraisal process
• Discuss the benefits of effective performance appraisals—to management, employees, and to the organization
• Learn the three keys for conducting effective performance appraisals
• Learn how to ask the right questions to gain useful and important input from employees
• Identify helpful responses to questions and comments