Leadership Offense: Mastering Appraisal, Performance, and Professional Development
- 1h 42m
- Paul Falcone
- HarperCollins Leadership
- 2022
Ready-to-use words, phrases, descriptions, and action items right at your fingertips to organize and streamline employee reviews, create clear and effective career development plans, and monitor performance year-round, from the leading voice in HR expertise.
Whether you're an HR professional or a manager, turn to this great tool for scripts and templates you can apply immediately to your employee reviews.
Chock full of wisdom from Paul Falcone, a renowned expert on appraisal, motivation, and professional and career development, this book:
- Provides sample phrasing for key performance areas to drastically reduce the time it takes to complete multiple employee reviews.
- Offers language to use for both positive and negative evaluations that offer concrete and constructive feedback.
- Includes many examples of behaviors, strengths, and opportunities to document when writing any type of evaluation or performance appraisal.
Mid-year, end-of-year, and all appraisals in between, this handy, easy-reference resource helps turn a task many managers dislike and avoid—giving performance reviews—into a much more succinct, positive opportunity that puts your employees on the path to success.
About the Author
Paul Falcone is CHRO of the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills, CA, and he's held senior-level HR positions with Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and City of Hope. He has extensive experience in entertainment, healthcare/biotech, and financial services, including in international, nonprofit, and union environments.
Paul is the author of a number of bestselling HarperCollins, AMACOM, and SHRM Books, many of which have been ranked as bestsellers in the categories of human resources management, labor & employment law, business mentoring & coaching, communication in management, and business decision-making and problem-solving. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Turkish.
Paul is also a long-term contributor to HR Magazine, a top-rated conference presenter, and an adjunct faculty member in UCLA Extension's School of Business and Management.
In this Book
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Introduction
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The Leader-as-Coach Model—A New Cultural Construct for Today's Workplace
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Coaching Leadership versus Traditional Management
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Employee Engagement—A Critical Starting Point
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Identifying High-Potential Talent to Develop Your Leadership Bench
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Moving the Middle—A Smart Approach to Team Development
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Are You a Coachable Leader?—Assessing Your Own Leadership Style
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Limitations of Historic Performance Review Systems
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Creating an Achievement Mindset—Goal Setting and Progress Measurement
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The Way Forward—Real-Time Feedback
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Quarterly Reports and Check-Ins—Coaching Windows of Opportunity
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The Critical Nature of Self-Evaluations in Preparation for the Annual Review
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Gaining Agreement on Rating Definitions and Overall Scores before Drafting Performance Reviews
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The Annual Review Meeting—Objective Feedback Plus Renewed Engagement
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Performance Review Documentation Tips—Strengthening Your Written Message
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Addressing Today's Critical Competencies—Innovation, Remote Work, and Change and Agility
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When Your Performance Appraisal Template doesn't Quite Get You where You Want to Go
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Creating an Effective Performance Improvement Plan
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Motivating Staff without Money—The Holy Grail of Workplace Engagement
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The Nature of Motivation—Five Steps for Quick Turnarounds
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Salvaging Restless Top Performers—Appealing to Personal Career Development Needs
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“Stay Interviews” Trounce Counteroffers Every Time
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If You're Going to Make a Counteroffer, Make Sure You do it Right
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Recognizing Burnout and Reengaging Your Employees Based on Their Individual Needs
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Putting Your Employees First—Even above Your Customers and Shareholders
