{"product_id":"how-to-be-good-at-performance-appraisals-simple-effective-done-right-hardcover","title":"How to Be Good at Performance Appraisals: Simple, Effective, Done Right - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDick Grote\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you supervise people? If so, this book is for you.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of a manager's toughest--and most important--responsibilities is to evaluate an employee's performance, providing honest feedback and clarifying what they've done well and where they need to improve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Good at Performance Appraisals\u003c\/i\u003e, Dick Grote provides a concise, hands-on guide to succeeding at every step of the performance appraisal process--no matter what performance management system your organization uses. Through step-by-step instructions, examples, do-and-don't bullet lists, sample dialogues, and suggested scripts, he shows you how to handle every appraisal activity from setting goals and defining job responsibilities to evaluating performance quality and discussing the performance evaluation face-to-face. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on decades of experience guiding managers through their biggest challenges, Grote helps answer the questions he hears most often: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I set goals effectively? How many goals should someone set?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I evaluate a person's behaviors? Which counts more, behaviors or results?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I determine the right performance appraisal rating? How do I explain my rating to a skeptical employee?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do I tell someone she's not meeting my expectations? How do I deliver bad news?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrote also explains how to tackle other thorny performance management tasks, including determining compensation and terminating poor performers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn accessible and useful language, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Good at Performance Appraisals\u003c\/i\u003e will help you handle performance appraisals confidently and successfully, no matter the size or culture of your organization. It's the one book you need to excel at this daunting yet critical task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDick Grote\u003c\/b\u003e is President of Grote Consulting Corporation in Dallas, Texas. He is an expert in performance management and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Guide to Performance Appraisal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Performance Appraisal Question and Answer Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForced Ranking: Making Performance Management Work\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDiscipline Without Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53096678424800,"sku":"9781422162286","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/tYpDdH6c_m9781422162286.webp?v=1781677659","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-good-at-performance-appraisals-simple-effective-done-right-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}