Written to Motivate - Program Outline
Learn how to improve employee performance and productivity through establishing effective performance appraisal techniques throughout the year. Appraising performance is more than just a single event, but begins with setting specific and measurable goals, coaching year round to encourage employee success, documenting performance--good and bad, and writing the appraisal without bias. Performance appraisals are an increasingly important tool for motivating employees and inspiring quality work. This seminar will focus on encouraging positive relationships and improving employee productivity. You will also learn how to reduce the time spent in preparing meaningful and productive employee appraisals.
Participants are asked to bring in a completed appraisal for self evaluation and re-write. Program content will be customized to use company specific forms.
What will be covered:
- How to Prepare for More Effective Appraisals
- Goal Writing Exercise
- Criteria for Effective Goals: SMART/QQT
- Common Errors In Setting Goals
- Coaching Skills
- Encouragement Feedback
- Developmental Feedback
- Documentation
- Avoiding Performance Appraisal Bias
- Preparing the Appraisal Form
- Practice
- Conducting the Appraisal
- The Angry/Marginal/Outstanding Performer
- Getting Your Employees to Talk Freely
- Video Review
“The QQT method taught will help me and the resource material will make completing the evaluations much easier. I can’t wait to get my employees involved in setting their goals.”
Target Audience: Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders
This presentation can be customized to fit the time frame for your event in keynote, breakout, half-day, or full-day format. We can also complement this topic with elements from other programs based on your overall event objectives.
Consider these complementary topics:
- Building Teams: Leading Teams to Work Together
- Changing for Good: Managing and Embracing Change
- Coaching For Improved Performance
- Delegating for Greater Efficiency and Training
- First Time Supervisor: A Fundamental Skills Overview
- Interpersonal Skills: Maximize Your Communication
- Goal Setting
- Leadership Today
- Leading for Success
- Motivating and Retaining Employees
- Surviving Deadlines: Get Organized
- The Supervision Series
- Unlocking Secrets to Productive, Involved Employees
