by Abraham Whaley | Feb 18, 2013 | Day-to-Day Operations, General, Human Resources, Leadership, Manage My Practice Classics
One of my favorite books of all time is “Effective Phrases for Performance Appraisals, A Guide to Successful Evaluations” by James E. Neal, Jr. I have purchased many editions of this book through the years and I typically supply a copy of it to everyone...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 23, 2011 | Human Resources
Many managers find it difficult to begin performance evaluations in a way that puts the employee at ease and opens the door to dialogue. Do you make small talk or start reading from whatever form you’re using? Do you preface the actual evaluation by setting the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 24, 2008 | Human Resources
Here is a VERY succinct performance evaluation that I’ve used for years. Called 5 Questions, the employee completes it, submits it to the manager, then they discuss and refine it together during the evaluation interview. Here are the questions: What goals did you...
