Powerful Performance Appraisals

How to Set Expectations and Work Together to Improve Performance

by Karen McKirchy

Career Press, 1998

ISBN: 9781564143679
Pages: 127

Category: Human Resources

In this summary you will learn

• Why performance appraisals should be strictly objective
• Why good supervisors deal with problems and give feedback on an ongoing basis
• How to prepare for a performance appraisal

Why you should read Powerful Performance Appraisals

If you were designing the curriculum for a class called Introduction to Performance Evaluation, this book would be your text. If, on the other hand, you’re in the market for some original ideas and groundbreaking employee-evaluation strategies, this may not be the book for you. Karen McKirchy uses simple language in her guided tour of performance-appraisal basics. If you’re an experienced supervisor, you may find the whole thing just a tad too simplistic. But for less seasoned managers, this book is a treasure trove of tips that will make evaluating the performance of your direct reports much more productive, easier and less painful. getAbstract recommends this book to supervisors wishing to improve their ability to motivate and evaluate employees through performance appraisals, particularly supervisors with less than five years experience.

About the Author

Karen McKirchy  is a consultant who works at her eponymously named firm, McKirchy and Co.

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