getAbstract

Home | Knowledge Packs | Travel Packs |
Blog | RSS Feeds | Free Summaries

The First-Time Manager's Guide to Performance Appraisals

by Diane Arthur

AMACOM, 2007

Category: Leadership & Management

Get the summary
The First-Time Manager's Guide to Performance Appraisals

getAbstract rating

Overall (?)

rating 6 (6)

Applicability

rating 7 (7)

Innovation

rating 5 (5)

Style

rating 6 (6)

Level of Expertise (?)

rating 1 (1)

User rating

  (1 rating)

In this summary you will learn

  • Which three golden rules to follow during a performance appraisal
  • How to prepare written appraisals and face-to-face meetings
  • Why body language is important to performance-appraisal success

Why you should read The First-Time Manager's Guide to Performance Appraisals

Using Diane Arthur’s methods, you’ll be able to turn an experience that both managers and employees often dread into a positive and constructive exchange. Her writing style is clear, concise and focused; she gets her points across with bulleted lists, sample forms and a list of 70 tips scattered throughout the book and then summarized in an appendix. getAbstract proposes Arthur’s healthy focus on coaching, counseling and future development to new human resource managers and supervisors who must conduct regular performance appraisals.

About the Author

Diane Arthur has more than 30 years of experience in HR as a consultant and speaker. She is the author of many books and articles, and president of a management consulting firm.

Comment on this summary

Be the first to write a comment! Sign in to share your opinion