Conducting Effective Appraisals
Course Aims:
This course is designed to develop the skills and confidence of people managers to plan and conduct effective appraisals.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course delegates will be able to:
- Plan and undertake a structured performance appraisal in line with your organisation’s appraisal process.
- Be clear about how to review performance and set new targets.
- Avoid common pitfalls associated with appraisals.
Duration/Location:
- 1 day/In house or consultant facilitated virtual course / online training session(s)
Course Contents:
- Why appraise?
- Experiences of good /bad appraisals
- Issues and concerns around appraisals
- Process overview
- What you should appraise
- Job performance and targets
- Personal development
- Knowledge
- What should not be appraised?
- Job Appraisal checklist
- Collecting relevant evidence and data
- Preparing yourself and the appraisee
- Exercise – collecting evidence and preparing for the appraisal
- Establishing the right climate
- Conducting the appraisal
- Active listening and effective questioning
- Giving constructive feedback
- Inviting feedback
- Identifying learning needs
- Setting SMART objectives
- Closing the appraisal
- Setting objectives and preparing development plans
- Giving feedback
- What to do if the appraisee doesn’t agree
- Transferring learning back to the workplace
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