Powerful Performance Appraisal [Paperback]

Karen McKirchy (Author), McKirchy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1998 | ISBN-10: 1564143678 | ISBN-13: 978-1564143679

This book is a positive and practical guide that can help breathe new life and purpose into the employee evaluation process. The easy-to-follow instructions and abundant, real life examples will help teach the secrets of performance appraisals and how to effectively motivate employees to greater levels of performance.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Career Press (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564143678
• ISBN-13: 978-1564143679
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,557,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!, April 23, 2001

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Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Powerful Performance Appraisal (Paperback)

If you were designing the curriculum for a class called Introduction to Performance Evaluation, this book would be your text. If, on the other hand, you're in the market for some original ideas and groundbreaking employee-evaluation strategies, this may not be the book for you. Karen McKirchy uses simple language in her guided tour of performance-appraisal basics. If you're an experienced supervisor, you may find the whole thing just a tad too simplistic. But for less seasoned managers, this book is a treasure trove of tips that will make evaluating the performance of your direct reports much more productive, easier and less painfull. We [...] recommend this book to supervisors wishing to improve their ability to motivate and evaluate employees through performance appraisals, particularly supervisors with less than five years experience.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Performance Appraisals, June 19, 2000

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D. S. Morrisey (Kenansvillle, North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Powerful Performance Appraisal (Paperback)

Excellent samples of how to use phrases correctly when laying out work expectations and performance improvement. Some very helpful checklist have been included for the reader as well as simple action plan formats. Most important is the book is written in a user friendly manner and does not get bogged down in excess verbage.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars too basic, May 21, 2001

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This review is from: Powerful Performance Appraisal (Paperback)

I feel that if you have never performed a face to face interview with subordinates that this may be helpful. It would be good for the fast food industry for someone who just went from head cashier to day supervisor. Karen had many good ideas but including what to say, what the subordinate might say was a little too simplistic. I would like to have her use her expertise in a more professional book.