Appraisal

Having been involved in various forms of appraisal skills training and appraisal system design for well over a decade, Terry Gillen has identified why appraisal training so often fails to live up to expectations, and provides seven tried-and-tested ideas to help you turn appraisal into a vital management tool. We trainers attract a variety of labels, and of the neatest I've heard recently is 'performance technologist'. Our job is to impact on the people side …

…you want it to? FINAL THOUGHTS Managers' perceptions of appraisal are often a major obstacle to its effectiveness. However, by addressing that perception, we can have greater impact. By giving managers performance management skills rather than traditional appraisal skills, we can help to ensure that appraisal becomes part of our organisation's management style and culture. All interaction between managers and their staff achieves something. The question is, does it achieve what you want it to?