Performance appraisal systems don't work as traditionally practiced in organizations. Both the people who do performance appraisals and the people who receive performance appraisals, despise the process. You need to provide feedback and measure and reward contribution. There is a better way. Consider a performance management process instead.
1. Abolishing Performance Appraisals: Why They Backfire ...
Treating people like adults in the workplace is the opportunity your organization has as you re-examine your performance appraisal system. The authors examine alternate methods for providing the five functions (coaching, feedback, setting pay, determining promotions, and documentation) for which appraisals were originally designed. This book will get you thinking about possibilities.
2. Catalytic Coaching: The End of the Performance Review
Performance appraisals must be completely discarded and replaced in organizations to accomplish their stated goals. Promoting positive behavioral change, increasing motivation, reducing turnover, refining succession planning and minimizing legal exposure are all possible. The book redefines the manager's role as coach and provides a path to walk with people that will increase positive performance.3. Performance Management
Above all else, performance management is establishing effective and respectful communication between a manager and the people who report to him. This author feels the evaluation process has become forms, rankings, and fear. You can, instead, conduct goal-focused, performance management planning based on data.4. The Performance Management Activity Pack
A comprehensive training manual that emphasizes each aspect of performance evaluation: clarifying expectations, keeping track of performance, assessing performance, developing staff potential, working with poor performers and more. Uses a brief case study approach to teaching these skills. Best used in facilitated sessions.5. How to Do a Superior Performance Appraisal
Not everyone has the opportunity to completely redesign their performance management system. For those of you who are working with a fairly traditional appraisal process, this is a solid book to help you improve. The book provides eight steps to an excellent review. It emphasizes coaching and feedback throughout the year.6. Effective Phrases for Performance Appraisals
Stuck thinking about the right words to use when writing a performance or job review? If you have to write a lot of reviews and you're time-pressed, this book will help. Phrases that provide comprehensive, descriptive, on-target feedback for people are here. They'll help you make your reviews more effective for people.