HOW TO CONDUCT APPRAISAL INTERVIEWS

A one-day interactive workshop for managers and supervisors having staff management and appraisal responsibilities.

Seminar Objective

Some 60% of most companies' costs are staff costs.

No organisation can afford "passengers" on their books. It is therefore vital to motivate staff to achieve corporate goals and to give a return on the investment the company makes in them.

Why you should attend

This intensive workshop addresses key staffing issues that arise during appraisal interviews and charts a clear tout through the minefield of appraisal process.

Who should attend:

Managers and supervisors having staff responsibilities, as well as those with a Personnel function, will find this workshop invaluable.

How you will benefit

Participants will learn how to conduct appraisal interviews in a positive and constructive way so as to motivate staff for performance improvement.

Programme

Introduction and Seminar Objective

  • Introduction

    Staff Appraisal
    Purposes of Appraisal
    Six Steps of Appraisal
    Types of Appraisal

  • Setting Targets

    Targets and Objectives
    Setting Group Objectives
    Setting Individual Targets

  • staffing Issues

    Common Problems
    Absence Problems
    Sickness
    Poor Performance
    Misconduct

  • Practices, Rules & Standards

    Personnel Practices
    Codes of Conduct
    What are the rules & regulations?
    What are the Codes of Conduct?
    What to do when faced with a disciplinary issue - Checklist

  • Types of Interview

    The Interview
    Preparing for the Interview
    Popular Myths & Misconceptions
    Creating empathy
    The Structured Interview
    Taking and giving criticism

  • Interview Technique

    Setting the Scene
    Getting the Interviewee to Open Up
    Closed and Open Question Techniques
    Active Listening, Language Style and Body Language
    Sorting out the Chaff
    Closing the Interview
    Agreeing Action Plans
    Coaching and Counselling

  • Interview Workshop (Optional)

A role-playing exercise, in which Delegates will act out the Interview process using the skills acquired during the morning. Closed Circuit Television may be used to aid critique if required.

Workshop Round-up.

 

Workshop Leader:

Andrew Hiles

Books by Kingswell Consultants

Books on Service Management

Hiles, A. N. The Complete Guide to IT Service Level Agreements, Matching Service Quality to Business Needs.. ISBN 0-9641648-2-5 published by Rothstein Associates Inc.  The standard work on IT Service Level Agreements.

Hiles, A. N. E-Business Service Level Agreements: Strategies for ISPs, ASPs, *SPs and CLECS.  Published by Rothstein Associates Inc.  The first book to deal specifically with e-commerce Service Level Agreements.

Hiles, A. N. Service Level Agreements, Winning a Competitive Edge for Supply and Support Services.  ISBN 0-9641648-4-1published by Rothstein Associates Inc. This book applies Service Level Agreements to services other than IT. Real case studies and example SLAs are provided ranging from Human Resources, Logistics, through Training, Livestock Handling, Logistics and Field Service Engineering.

Hiles A.N. and Gunn, Dr. Y. Creating a Customer-Focused Help Desk: How to Win and Keep Your Customers. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. ISBN 0-9641648-6-8 This book has the support of the Help Desk Institute www.helpdeskinst.com

Books on Business Continuity

Hiles A.N. Business Continuity Management: Best Practice. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. ISBN 0-9641648-3-3.  This book explicitly covers all the ten areas of business continuity competence required for membership of the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) and the Business Continuity Institute (BCI).

Hiles A.N. Enterprise Risk Assessment & Business Impact Analysis – Best Practices ISBN 1-931332-12-6 Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. Covers many techniques and methods of risk and impact assessment with detailed examples and checklists.

e-Publication. Kingswell books on Business Continuity, Service Level Agreements and  Help Desk Management will shortly be available by page download in conjunction with Rothstein Associates Inc and Books24x7.com.

New and updated books. Existing  books Business Continuity Management – Best Practice and IT Service Level Agreements have been extensively updated. See our products page or visit www.rothstein.com .

All the above books can be obtained from:

Rothstein Associates Inc.
4 Arapaho Road
Brookfield
Connecticut
0608-3104 USA

www.rothstein.com

e-mail pjr@rothstein.com

Telephone: USA: 1-888-ROTHSTEIN
Worldwide: +1 203 740 7400

Hiles A.N. Guide to Risk Management. Published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Hiles A.N. and Barnes, P. (Editor and main contributor) The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management, John Wiley & Sons, 1999, ISBN 0 471 98622 4.

Hiles, A.N. (contributor), Croner’s Purchasing and Supply Guide to I.T., 1994, ISBN 1 85524 271 0

Hiles, A.N. (contributor), Guide to Business Continuity Management, 1999, for the Confederation of British Industry by Caspian Publishing

Hiles A.N. (contributor) Business Continuity Management, 2000, Institute of Directors / Department of Trade & Industry.

 

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