Performance Management & Performance Appraisal Articles by Bacal

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Performance management and performance appraisal (or employee reviews, annual reviews, etc) are some of the most misused tools anywhere. A fortune is wasted on inept processes, poor forms, and result from mistaken ideas about what performance management is for, and why we do it. On this page you'll find articles related to all aspects of performance management and appraisal, authored by Robert Bacal. Bacal is author of several books (see top of this page) on the topic including Performance Management - A Briefcase Book, Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews : Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Phrases That Describe Your Employees' Performance.

You will also find articles on a wide range of other topics. Many of these, like those on communication, strategic planning and management link up nicely with performance management and appraisal, reviews, performance planning, etc.

Since Robert has been quite prolific on the subject, we've identified what we believe are the best-written and most important articles on these topics. When you see the following: essential beside a title, it indicates that you should examine these first.

Performance Management and Appraisal, Discipline and Recognition

It's challenging to conduct performance appraisals, employee reviews, and performance discussions, and it's even more difficult to undertake an effective performance management approach that actually helps people and provides a return on investment. Below are Bacal articles designed to help you with "getting it right", so managers, supervisors, employees and companies don't waste their time on performance management efforts that waste time or cause harm.

Change Management and Leadership

The abilities to lead, and to manage change, are essential elements to the success of executives, managers and supervisors. But, they also have a very strong relationships to the performance management process. Performance management works best when there the manager or supervisor is respected and trusted by the employee. Respect and trust is, in part determined by the leadership abilities of the manager (and a few other factors, such as communication effectiveness. For this reason we've included articles on these subjects.

Communication and Conflict Related Help

Above all performance management is about effective communication. In fact, all the forms and software used for performance appraisals mean nothing without effective communication. Managers need to know how to talk about sensitive subjects during performance management, and deal with conflict and apply negotiation skills. Employees also need to learn to communicate effectively so they can be heard by their supervisors or managers. Below are some articles on communication and conflict management.

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