HBR guide to performance management.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Review, Harvard Business, author.

Series:

Harvard business review guides.

Harvard Business Review Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employees--Rating of.

Employees.

Performance--Management.

Performance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations, graphs.

Other Title:

Harvard Business Review guide to performance management

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, 2017.

Summary:

Are your employees meeting their goals? Is their work improving over time? Understanding where your employees are succeeding--and falling short--is a pivotal part of ensuring you have the right talent to meet organizational objectives. In order to work with your people and effectively monitor their progress, you need a system in place. The HBR Guide to Performance Management provides a new multi-step, cyclical process to help you keep track of your employees' work, identify where they need to improve, and ensure they're growing with the organization. You'll learn to: Set clear employee goals that align with company objectives Monitor progress and check in regularly Close performance gaps Understand when to use performance analytics Create opportunities for growth, tailored to the individual Overcome and avoid burnout on your team-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Rethinking traditional performance management

Section 1. Goal setting: The characteristics of effective goals: Make them clear and specific, achievable but challenging

Define employee goals - and decide how they're measured, fit the needs of the individual and the organization

Collaborate with your employee to create a plan for moving forward : steps to accomplishing objectives and adjusting as necessary

Section 2. Ongoing performance management : Assessing performance isn't a one-time event : take note of good and bad work, and assess root cause

Develop a habit of providing feedback : discuss your observations with your employee

Coach your employee to close performance gaps : work together to create a plan for improvement

How to keep your employees motivated : recognize good work and encourage progress

Section 3. Developing employees : Understand your employee's wants and needs : know what your direct report aspires to

Expand your employee's skillsets : basic tactics to learn new areas of expertise

Craft a development plan : define a specific path for future growth

How to develop someone who's struggling : good performers aren't the only ones who need to grow

Section 4. Formal performance reviews : The case against (and for) annual appraisals : how companies are changing the way they look at reviews

Assess performance, but reconsider ratings : take an individualized approach

How to conduct the review conversation : tips and tricks for a productive discussion

Define new goals for the new year : adjust objectives for continued growth

Section 5. Tough topics: Responding to the steady worker : what to do with your stalwarts

Preventing burnout on your team : make sure your people aren't running out of steam

Managing performance of remote employees : from giving feedback to annual assessments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781633692794

1633692795

OCLC:

1015883517