APPRAISAL : ROOTS TO IMPROVING (UK PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS Management / Business)

by Clive Fletcher (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $4.19

  This practical guide explains how appraisal can be used as a vital tool in harnessing employee commitment and improving performance. Drawing throughout on real-life examples as well as research, Clive Fletcher examines the aims and objectives of appraisal, what to appraise - personality, competences or results? - and how to design systems, introduce, monitor and maintain them. Detailed consideration is given to appraising potential, appraising professionals, appraisal in the public sector and as part of performance management. Today all personnel specialists and most managers need a firm grasp of the theory and techniques of appraisal; this book aims to tell them what they need to know. Clive Fletcher is the author of Psychological Testing: A Manager's Guide .

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.74

  Do your line managers use performance reviews as a powerful management tool, or do they regard it as a pointless form-filling exercise to be checked off and forgotten about for another six months? A properly designed and managed appraisal process is the most efficient, and cost effective, means of identifying and managing employees performance and development needs. It is also the best method to focus employees on those activities that will deliver the greatest impact on your business. With its combination of practical 'hands on' experience and research, Clive Fletcher's book has long been regarded as the leading work on this subject. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and includes two new chapters on 360 degree appraisal and developing challenges in applying performance review. Fletcher has delivered a masterclass in creating an appraisal system that delivers results.