Performance Appraisals for Managers

Performance Appraisals for Managers is a short introduction to the performance appraisal process for managers involved in the process. It helps managers see past the staff interview and appraisal forms to the full potential of this activity. In this interactive day, managers will be shown how to fulfil their role in performance management.

Performance appraisals are a key aspect of the performance management strategy for many organisations. The appraisal process offers managers a powerful tool to motivate their staff to a path of personal and corporate development.

Performance Appraisals for Managers is a short introduction to the performance appraisal process for managers involved in the process. It helps managers see past the staff interview and appraisal forms to the full potential of this activity. In this interactive day, managers will be shown how to fulfil their role in performance management.

A Practical and Interactive One Day Seminar

At the conclusion of the seminar, participants will:

  • Understand the purpose, goal and benefits of performance appraisal as a management tool

  • Know how to run an effective performance appraisal session

  • Manage the personal and internal challenges to a successful appraisal process

  • Know how to prepare personally for a successful appraisal

  • Know how to help the subordinate prepare for an effective appraisal

Seminar Content

Improving Performance

  • The strategic context of the appraisal process

  • The manager's responsibility for performance improvement

  • The importance and impact of performance appraisals

Goal, Purpose and Objectives

  • The purpose and objective of a performance appraisal meeting.

  • The nature of performance improvement goals.

  • Linking an employee's goals with the organisation's goals

  • Allowing an employee to set and drive towards their own goals

The Internal Challenges for the Appraising Manager

  • The role of demand: Setting goals which the subordinate could fail

  • Managing the link between your evaluation of performance and the personal rewards and remuneration of the subordination

  • Maintaining relationship: evaluating and providing feedback to your colleagues and team members.

  • How to gain the most from one's own appraisal

Preparing for the Appraisal Process

  • The value of continuous and on-going preparation.

  • The immediate preparation for the performance appraisal interview.

Setting the subordinate expectations

  • High quality preparation for the meeting

  • The forces that drive personal improvement

The Performance Appraisal Meeting

  • Unlocking motivation for improvement through the appraisal meeting.

  • Helping an employee learn from both their mistakes and past successes

  • The structure and form of the meeting.

  • Ensuring a concrete outcome.

  • Administering and managing the Appraisal System beyond the meeting.

Seminar Structure

Performance Appraisals for Managers is a practical, lively and interactive one-day seminar that sets the essential principles of performance appraisals. The principles will be presented in a way that allows their immediate application in the workplace and will be full of practical illustrations.

Who Is This Seminar For?

Performance Appraisals for Managers is for all practicing managers with direct reports, who are required to conduct annual appraisals.