| 199 Pre-Written Employee Performance Appraisals: The Complete Guide to Successful Employee Evaluations And Documentation - With Companion CD-ROM |  | Authors: Stephanie Lyster, Anne Arthur
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)
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ISBN: 0910627762
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Publication Date: September 1, 2006
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No matter what type of business or even nonprofit organization you are managing, a written performance appraisal is good management. Employee reviews can serve as a platform for employees to bring forth questions and concerns. This can help increase employee dedication, creativity, and job satisfaction. Reviews allow you to evaluate employees for increased responsibilities and future promotions. You will have written records of your employee's performance, get more productivity, and clearly set compensation. Employee appraisals are critical to your organization, but are time-consuming to write. This new book and companion CD-ROM is your solution. You will produce professional-quality performance reviews in minutes. The book provides over 199 pre-written employee phrases you can insert into a blank employee appraisal form. The evaluations are professional, constructive, and direct. See the accompanying CD-ROM for 25 different categories to evaluate your employee in. Each category includes at least 8 different phrases you can choose from to describe your employees performance in that category. Pick and choose which categories you would like to include in your employees performance appraisal and how you want to describe your employees performance in that category and then just insert them all into the prepared appraisal form.
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 Everything you need to know to set up a performance review system March 20, 2007
Ryan W. Worthy
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Lyster and Arther outline the entire process of how to start, use, and maintain a performance appraisal system for your employees. The book has specific, concrete examples of what to do, as well as what not to do. I found the section about potential errors that managers can make was especially useful, since I have made some of those errors in the past without realizing it. The book also comes with a CD that contains useful forms and checklists for the entire process. This CD alone is worth the price of the book.
If you are working for a company with an already established performance review system, this book will help you figure out how to deal within the system, make improvements to the system as needed, and ensure your employees are provided with quality reviews. It was also helpful for figuring out how to talk to under-performing employees.
This book is probably most useful to new companies or companies who don't already have an established system in place, since this will give you step-by-step instructions on what you need to do (including checklists and examples).
I recommend this book to anyone who is a manager (new or experienced), anyone in HR, or anyone starting their own performance appraisal system within their company.
Excellent for Managers December 11, 2006
K. Roberts
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Having written employee performance appraisals myself, I can attest to the "manager's writing block" come appraisal time. More than just a collection of sample appraisals, this handy book also contains some helpful advice from the authors regarding the many, varied aspects of assessing an employee's performance. With a helpful CD-ROM that allows the reader to copy-and-paste the best phrases into their own document, that feature alone would warrant purchasing the book.
Going beyond a simple resource, however, the book also guides managers through a step-by-step process of writing a meaningful appraisal. After all, the point is not to make such quick, easy work out of a meaningful part of someone's career, but to consider all of the factors that one must consider when evaluating employees. Given the thorough advice, up-to-date information, and helpful resources, this is a must-buy for anyone who writes performance appraisals.
Easy Employee Evaluations December 19, 2006
Paige Jackson (Texas, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lyster and Arthur take a responsibility that most managers dread and turn it into an easy, positive process. As a small business owner, human resource issues are the bane of my existence. Every moment spent on personnel duties is a moment I'm not out there getting new clients, billing, or supervising projects. I spend weeks every year gearing up for appraisal time, reviewing employee files and notes and creating appropriate forms. This book has just saved me a month a year! For a small business that is a huge statement.
The authors discuss terminology, verbiage, communication procedures - and they do it in such a way that it is logical and their recommendations are easy to implement. In addition there is a CD included so that you can produce professional performance reviews in seconds. The authors also review design and implementation of performance appraisals, when and what to evaluate, defining job descriptions, how to rate and review, coaching and career development, and follow-up and progress reports.
This book is a perfect companion for any company large enough to have a Human Resource Department or too small to have one. Documenting an employee's progress can be critical when it comes to defending why one employee received a raise or why another one was let go. Don't leave your personnel issues to chance - arm yourself with this book!
A must-have addition to any business collection December 19, 2006
Tricia Psarreas (Massachusetts, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As both the giver and receiver of performance reviews, I found this book to be quite helpful and insightful. Informative and well outlined, the book clearly defines the dos and don'ts of giving performance reviews. As employers, we are aware of how important it is to motivate and encourage employees in order to maintain a successful business. After reading `10 Mistakes Managers Make When Conducting Performance Reviews' (Chapter 5) I was stunned to find out how many I had made.
This book identifies the difference between formal and informal reviews and which type of review is most suited to your particular business needs. It also shows how important it is for employers and employees to communicate before the review process, along with what each person expects during the review. Perhaps the most helpful element of this book was the several types of appraisals and examples to fit each to your business's needs.
Lyster and Arthur's book is filled with great tips on signs to look for in an employee who will be valuable to you, and it points out that appearances can be deceiving. (For instance, just because somebody dresses well and smiles a lot does not mean that he or she is a great employee.) This ever-helpful book will show you how to use the right questions that will help you see beyond external appearances so that you can make a valid appraisal on which employees are worth keeping.
In sum, `199 Pre-Written Employee Performance Appraisals' is a terrific book that shows how critical the process of an appraisal is to the overall success of a business. This book would make an excellent office companion and would be very helpful in management training. The CD-ROM is just another bonus to this strongly recommended book.
Exceptional Tool to explain, guide and support you through the employee review process. December 19, 2006
Allan Mooney, PhD (Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a needed resource for all organizations small to large that desire to optimize the potential of growth through efficiency in performance output. Lyster and Arthur have put together an exceptional tool to explain, guide and support both the beginning Human Resources manager and the sophisticated Human Resource department. Effective Employee performance reviews are good management tools and protect the organization legally as well as provide the employee with a support structure to success. The accompanying CD is an invaluable tool that provides examples and verbiage that can be easily included into any review. Bravo, great resource.
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