Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies

The newest steps and strategies to enhance the performance appraisals you provide

Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies shows you how to apply the latest performance appraisal practices and generate positive outcomes for your employees, for your company, and for you. The days of stand-alone annual performance appraisals are drawing to a close, with today’s appraisals utilizing quarterly or biannual sessions, continuous feedback with regular two-way communication, collaborative goal-setting, career development, and an ongoing forward focus. This approach includes tools to provide impactful feedback and feedforward, recognize and support employee success, avoid the common mistakes related to performance appraisals, and build your coaching skills.

• Gain a clear understanding of the ways that performance appraisals contribute to individual and organizational success.
• Provide productive feedback by accessing more than 3,300 phrases.
• Lead appraisal sessions that resonate with your employees and set the stage for improved performance and career development.

By applying the newest steps in performance appraisals, you will literally and figuratively be in an excellent position to build your employees’ skills, motivation, performance, satisfaction, and commitment.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Performance Appraisals 5

Chapter 1: Building Success with Performance Appraisals 7

Chapter 2: What Performance Appraisals Do for You and Your Team 23

Part 2: Working Your Way through the Process 49

Chapter 3: Pre-Appraisal Preparation 51

Chapter 4: Leading a Productive Appraisal Session 75

Part 3: Phrases and Expressions That Work 95

Chapter 5: The Best Phrases for Attitude 97

Chapter 6: The Best Phrases for Collaboration, Communication, and Interpersonal Skills 127

Chapter 7: The Best Phrases for Creative Thinking 153

Chapter 8: The Best Phrases for Ethics 175

Chapter 9: The Best Phrases for Job Knowledge and Expertise 197

Chapter 10: The Best Phrases for Leadership 217

Chapter 11: The Best Phrases for Planning, Administration, and Organization 245

Chapter 12: The Best Phrases for Quality and Quantity of Work 267

Chapter 13: The Best Phrases for Self-Development and Growth 293

Part 4: The Part of Tens 317

Chapter 14: The Top Ten Words to Include in a Performance Appraisal 319

Chapter 15: The Top Ten Behaviors Meriting Special Recognition 327

Index 335

Ken Lloyd, Ph.D., is a management consultant, author, and public speaker who specializes in organ­izational development, human resources, and management coaching. He taught in the MBA Program at The Anderson School at UCLA, and he has made numerous podcast, radio, and television appearances. He is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Effective performance appraisals, made easy

Today’s performance appraisals have undergone major changes that have led to several positive and productive outcomes for employees and managers. The process is now premised on quarterly or biannual appraisals supplemented by continuous feedback. This approach incorporates regular two-way communication that focuses on employee performance, goal attainment, career development, and any other topics that may arise during the evaluation period. This book includes the latest performance appraisal practices, online bonus chapters, plus thousands of phrases that will help you easily and productively navigate through this process.

Inside …

• Why appraisals matter
• Maintaining a forward focus
• Giving constructive feedback
• Leading productive sessions
• Strengthening coaching skills
• Recognizing excellent work
• Supporting employee growth
• Avoiding common mistakes