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Top : Books For Leaders : Performance Management Books - Performance management links up with leadership it that it serves as a connection point between vision, goals, objectives and performance. Robert Bacal makes recommendations about performance management and appraisal books.


Performance Management and Appraisal For Leaders

Let's put aside our prejudices against performance appraisals, and look to the performance management process as a tool for leaders to manage and improve the performance of those that report to them. Because evaluating and managing performance is a critical way for leaders to align strategic goals on a corporate level, with the goals, objectives and functions of those farther down in the hierarchy. Performance management is also a tool important to communication, and even has the potential to improve employee engagement.

That's our topic in this section, where we'll look at performance management and appraisal as important leadership tools.

Performance Management and Leadership:

101 Sample Write-Ups for Documenting Employee Performance Problems

By Paul Falcone - There's no escaping problem employees. But with 101 pre- written disciplinary write-ups at a manager's fingertips, there is a way to escape the headaches, anxiety pop (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 2321 )

A Critical Look At Performance Management Systems - Why Don't They Work?

By Robert Bacal - The premise of the book is that such systems CAN'T work, because they get caught up trying to accomplish too much. A part of the book deals with innovative approaches, including the most crucial - putting the employee in the position of the customer for performance appraisal and management. ...performance appraisal exists to help everyone succeed, and unless employees work WITH management, it can't work well. It's intentionally short, and can be read in one sitting (well...a long sitting). (Added: 10-May-2001 Hits: 813 )

Abolishing Performance Appraisals: Why Do They Backfire

By Tom Coens - Regardless of from which side of the desk one has experienced the rite known as the performance appraisal, there are many who will welcome the authors' provocative proposal. Coens is an attorney and organizational trainer; Jenkins is a former human resources director (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 773 )

Discipline Without Punishment

By Dick Grote - Grote explores ways to build superior performance and helps managers prepare and conduct better coaching sessions. He shows readers how to avoid confrontational, anger-provoking situations that can lead to bad relationships and even violence, how to salvage potentially good employees (Added: 8-Feb-2002 Hits: 815 )

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