Performance Management: Key Strategies and Practical Guidelines - Softcover

Armstrong, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749445378 ISBN 13: 9780749445379

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2006

Synopsis

Managing staff performance is an effective mechanism for developing both staff and organizational growth. By clarifying an organization's objectives, translating these into clear individual goals, and reviewing these goals regularly, performance management provides a well-structured and effective management tool.

In this fully revised new edition, Armstrong incorporates the findings of two major research projects on performance management (CIPD and e-reward) and illustrates the results with a number of pertinent case studies providing great advice from experienced practitioners. The concept and practice of performance management have been completely updated in the light of current best practice.

Performance Management provides the ideal action plan for any manager wanting to get the best from their employees. It is packed with detailed and practical advice and this third edition is complete with fully up-to-date chapters on the basis, process and practice of performance management and on performance management roles.

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About the Author

Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management, Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice and Armstrong's Handbook of Performance Management and several other titles published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into twenty-one languages.

Michael Armstrong is a Companion and former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), a managing partner of E-Reward and an independent management consultant. Prior to this he was an HR director of a publishing company. He is based in London, UK.

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Managing staff performance is an effective mechanism for developing both staff and organizational growth. By clarifying an organizationâ s objectives, translating these into clear individual goals, and reviewing these goals regularly, performance management provides a well-structured and effective management tool.

In this revised and updated third edition, Armstrong incorporates the findings of two major research projects on performance management and illustrates the results with numerous case studies, providing invaluable advice from experienced practitioners.

Performance Management provides the ideal action plan for any manager wanting to get the best from his or her employees. It is packed with detailed, practical advice on topics that include:

â ¢ the basis of performance management;
â ¢ performance management processes;
â ¢ measuring performance;
â ¢ 360-degree feedback;
â ¢ managing organizational performance;
â ¢ performance management and pay;
â ¢ the practice of performance management.

Michael Armstrong is a Fellow of, and Chief Examiner (Employee Reward)
for, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He is an independent management consultant with extensive experience in the aerospace and food industries and in publishing, and is the author of many best-selling titles published
by Kogan Page, including A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice,
A Handbook of Management Techniques, Reward Management, Paying for Contribution,
The Handbook of Management and Leadership and How to be an Even Better Manager.

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Basis of performance management; Performance management process; Performance planning; Defining objectives and standards; Defining capability requirements; Measuring performance; Conducting performance reviews; Improving performance; Feedback, counselling and coaching; Performance management documentation; Managing organizational performance; Managing team performance; Personal development planning.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0749445378
• ISBN 13: 9780749445379
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224