How to Conduct Staff Appraisals

Overview / who should attend and why?

Assessment, improvement and motivation of staff are all an essential part of today’s modern society.

This course will give people involved in the process of appraisals and staff management the techniques and confidence to ensure that appraisals are conducted in a constructive and useful way. To achieve the desired outcome providing motivational and constructive feedback and to set realistic and achievable goals and targets.

Course Objectives

For those people who wish to learn how to carry out an effective staff appraisal or wish to learn new appraisal techniques.

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

Have an appreciation of how everyone benefits from a structured performance appraisal system and have the understanding of a structured system
Gain the comfort of knowing what you are doing and why you are doing it
Effectively plan and prepare for appraisals
Practise some appraisal and appraisal interviewing techniques before you implement them
Learn the necessary skills to carry out effective appraisal interviews
Learn how to make the appraisal experience a motivational one
Develop the ability to take accurate notes and write objectively
Course Content

Introduction & Objectives

Performance management

• The objectives of appraisals
• The benefits of the appraisal process to all
• Establish the skills required
• Other methods of managing performance

The appraisal process

• Pre-appraisal preparation
• Creating the right atmosphere
• Your personal style

Appraisal skills

• Opening the discussions effectively and professionally
• The power of questions
• Listening skills
• Giving feedback
• Motivation appraisals

The interview

• Structuring the meeting
• Handling the forms
• Discussing differences

Preparing for a challenging appraisal

• Gathering all the facts
• Examining the issues
• Reviewing performance standards
• Objective setting
• Providing support and coaching

Performance development

• Development plans
• Objective setting
• Career goals
• Note taking
• Recording and summarising actions

Costs / Duration and Location

• The cost of this training course is £900 per person ex VAT
• The duration is two days 9:00 till 16:00
• Location will be determined by request