The complete guide to painless, mutually profitable performanceappraisals. How to do a Superior Performance Appraisal For anybodywho equates doing a performance appraisal with a dentalappointment, here's a complete guide to painless, mutuallyprofitable appraisals. Written by bestselling management author andFortune 1000 consultant William S. Swan, it shows you how totransform what traditionally has been a source of potentialconflict among managers and staff members, into a productive andmutually profitable process for both employer and employee. * A systematic, step-by-step guide to conducting appraisals thatreduces defensiveness and conflict while increasing quality andproductivity * All the nuts and bolts of doing an appraisal: data collecting, avoiding errors, knowing EEO guidelines, and much more * Packed with useful checklists, information sheets, and sampledialogues, including a model performance appraisal formincorporating what has been proven to be the most powerfulapproach * Throughout, the emphasis is on performance management vs. simplistic report-card type systems | How to Do a Superior Performance Appraisal by William S. Swan, Paperback | Indigo Chapters