Appraising People & Performance & Performance Management NEW

This course is designed for anyone involved in appraising people and their performance. Performance reviews are a proven, effective way in which to motivate staff to achieve business objectives. Effective performance management will ensure staff perform to the best of their ability.

Key Objectives

After attending this course delegates will understand:

• The managers role in managing and monitoring performance to meet objectives
• Planning and preparing effective assessments against agreed criteria
• Highlighting key result areas and their related performance indicators
• Recognising effective and weak performance and the appoaches to manage each effectively
• Selecting appropriate methods to improve performance where necessary
• Leading a performance review meeting with confidence and structure that achieves agreement, enthusiasm adn commitment

Course Outline

• The purpose and value of performance assessment at work
• Preparations necessary for effective, valid and reliable assessments
• Feedback techniques following assessment
• Roles & responsibilities of individuals in the assessment process
• The relevance of SMART objectives, and how to set them
• Techniques for performance monitoring and evaluation
• Conduct performance reviews
• Encourage self evaluation
• Personal development planning
• Manage under performance

Key Benefits

• Clearly focused goals
• Objectively appraise performance
• Motivated and enthusiastic staff
• Targeted development resources
• Conduct effective reviews