Rebecca M. Saunders

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You need management information, and you need it now.
You came to the right place: The Agile Manager Series. We give you the facts, tips, theory, and techniques that some of the smartest, most successful managers we know put to use daily.
And the information comes straight from seasoned managers and experts -- the kind of business people who move from task to challenge to success with grace, speed, and agility.
The emphasis, always, is on what works in the real world. You get easy-to-understand ideas and powerful techniques you can use today.
Appraisal time is approaching and you're starting to feel a humdinger of a headache coming on. You wonder, ""What am I going to say about good-for-little Ted? And what can I do about Armando, who could offer so much more? How will I reward Jan for her great work without riling the others? To avoid trouble, maybe I'd better rate them all about the same.""
Don't. It's not fair to anyone. Besides, done right, appraising performance can be stress-free and help you push people toward their potential.
The Agile Manager's Guide to Effective Performance Appraisals supplies an appraisal system that will help you:
Set useful objectives
Document employee performance
Hold fruitful appraisal meetings
Assess marginal performers constructively
Avoid the most common errors in appraising employees
Create an employee-development plan
Stay within the bounds of the law
With this book in hand, you can turn one of the most dreaded moments in managerial life into one of the most productive.… (lisätietoja)