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When not handled correctly, performance appraisals can turn into nerve-wracking confrontations. If employees and managers aren't on the same page about expectations and performance, the working relationship can be seriously harmed. Productive Performance Appraisals gives readers all the easy-to-use tools they need to conduct an effective review -- including sample dialogs, checklists, and forms. The book shows readers how to: * plan and organize the...
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As editor of the quarterly Salmagundi for the past fifty years, Robert Boyers has been on the cutting edge of developments in politics, culture, and the arts. Reflecting on his collaborations and quarrels with some of the twentieth century's most transformative writers, artists, and thinkers, Boyers writes a wholly original intellectual memoir that rigorously confronts selected aspects of contemporary society. Organizing his chapters around specific...
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Office volume 2
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English
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Staff appraisals bring out secret confessions - Tim still thinks of returning to school to study psychology, while Dawn reveals she always wanted to be a children's illustrator. Meanwhile, David is getting the feeling that he is not very popular with the new employees. This prompts not only an existential examination of comedic prowess but also the realization that everyone likes Neil more. Elsewhere in the office Tim and Rachel really hit it off,...
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Do you supervise people? If so, this book is for you.
One of a manager's toughest-and most important-responsibilities is to evaluate an employee's performance, providing honest feedback and clarifying what they've done well and where they need to improve.
In How to Be Good at Performance Appraisals, Dick Grote provides a concise, hands-on guide to succeeding at every step of the performance appraisal process-no matter what performance management...
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It's review time again, and yet you can't find the time or the energy to write those appraisals. You draw a blank when faced with those intimidating HR forms. You struggle to document productivity and behavioral issues. You wish there were an easier way.
With Performance Appraisals That Work, you'll never fight to find the right words for evaluations again. Chock full of more than 150 sample performance appraisals for all job types, this comprehensive...
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The Most Insightful and Profound Reflections on Tyranny.
Totalitarianism was the dominant phenomenon of the twentieth century. Deeply troubling questions endure regarding the nature of such tyrannical regimes: What enabled human beings to carry out such horrific crimes against their fellow man? What does the endurance of Communism reveal about human liberty? Why did human beings suffer rule by ideological lies for so long, and what kept them open...
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Performance appraisals are used in the overwhelming majority of workplaces. Yet, most organizations that use appraisal-and a similar percentage of givers and receivers of appraisal-are dissatisfied with the process. Many are beginning to deeply question whether appraisal is necessary and consistent with the work culture espoused by progressive organizations. Abolishing Performance Appraisals provides an insightful, well documented look at the flaws...
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Atlantic Publishing Group Inc
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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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 employees performance,...
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Gatekeeper Press
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Winner of five national-level awards:
• 2020 eLit Book Awards – Gold Medal: Education/Academic/Teaching
• 2018 eLit Book Awards – Bronze Medal: Business/Careers/Sales
• 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards – Finalist: Careers
• 2017 Best Book Award – Finalist: Careers
• 2017 Reader’s Favorite Award – Honorable Mention: Occupation
The second edition includes 70 new pages, incorporating material from Carla’s highly...
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Have you ever found yourself at a loss for words around performance review time? Do you find yourself searching for the tone that will perfectly encapsulate exactly what you need to say to each employee? If so, The Quick and Easy Performance Appraisal Phrase Book is definitely for you! Whether you're a seasoned manager or just starting out, this is your go-to reference. Whether you need to jump-start the review-writing process or are searching for...
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Gatekeeper Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Write to Influence! Personnel Appraisals, Resumes, Awards, Grants, Scholarships, Internships, Reports, Bid Proposals, Web Pages, Marketing, and More Powerful writing changes lives! You may be the best candidate -- hands down -- but if the competition is better at telling a story, you lose. Powerful writing correlates directly to success, personal and professional. With this book you will learn to: Write to win. Make each word count and every second...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Motivate people, develop skills and improve work performance: Give immediate recognition and feedback Guide with goals Conduct regular performance appraisals Be constructive with feedback Be creative with recognition Implement feedback tools 360 degree feedback Climate surveys Mystery shopping Exit interviews
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Key topics: Appraisals, Listening skills, Feedback, Training, Interview skills, Human resource management, Personnel. In theory, appraisal interviews are a chance for a company to give feedback to employees about how they're doing, and for employees to air their feelings and concerns. But what happens in the real world?
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Lows, Highs and Balti Pies contain's vivid, colorful, and highly individual recollections of City's most memorable games over the past 37 years. 100 matches are featured, starting with a 5-2 drubbing of Sheffield United in 1967 and ending with the 4-1 triumph in the first derby at the cursed City of Manchester Stadium. The book contains affectionate portraits of the City greats down the years, together with forthright appraisals on the rich assortment...
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As times change for the book business, a rare book dealer lives through appraisals, auctions, danger, drama, love, and loss, in this thoughtful novel. Chas. Johnson & Sons, a rare bookstore in Chicago's Hyde Park, has been in Gabe Johnson's family for generations. It's where he learned to love Romantic poetry, and where he found a romance of his own with Olivia. Geared toward a colorful community of serious collectors, the shop has survived competition...
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Publisher
AMACOM
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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What's a rookie manager to do? Faced with new responsibilities, and in need of quick, dependable guidance, novice managers can't afford to learn by trial and error. The First-Time Manager is the answer, dispensing the bottom-line wisdom they need to succeed. A true management classic, the book covers essential topics such as hiring and firing, leadership, motivation, managing time, dealing with superiors, and much more. Written in an inviting and...
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Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." With that undying line Edgar Allan Poe ensured his immortality in the annals of American letters. What student of literature or lover of poetry is not familiar with his poem "The Raven," and the heartbreaking message implicit in its melancholy refrain? "The Raven" is by far Poe's best-known poem and it is one of more than forty to be found in The Raven and Other Poems , a volume that collects the best of Poe's exercises...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Never one to shy away from provocation, Hans Eysenck is often regarded as an iconoclast in the field of psychotherapy. In 1952, he penned a very controversial paper in which he famously argued that psychoanalytic psychotherapy had not been shown to be more effective in facilitating recovery from "neurotic disorder than no treatment at all." He faced further ire from psychoanalysts when he introduced behavior therapy at the Royal Psychomedical Association...
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