HBR's 10 Most Reads on Performance Management

• • Authors:  Harvard Business Review, Marcus Buckingham, Heidi K. Gardner, Lynda Gratton, Peter Cappelli

  • Summary:  For decades, performance management has been seen as an annual chore by managers and HR departments alike. But this process is changing, and there are ways to make it more effective at all levels of your organization. If you read nothing else on performance management in your organization, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you make your process more adaptable, conduct better feedback conversations, and encourage the growth of your employees. This book will inspire you to:

    • Learn where current performance management processes are falling short

    • Overcome organizational bias to evaluate performance fairly

    • Sculpt employees' jobs to meet their skill sets and interests

    • Boost collaboration by aligning goals across functions

    • Use people analytics ethically and transparently

    • Help your people identify and use their strengths

Performance Management for Dummies

• • Author:  Herman Aguinis

  • Summary:  Performance Management For Dummies is the definitive guide to infuse performance management with your organization's strategic goals and priorities. It provides the nuts and bolts of how to define and measure performance in terms of what employees do (i.e., behaviors) and the outcome of what they do (i.e., results) ―both for individual employees as well as teams. Inside, you’ll find a new multi-step, cyclical process to help you keep track of your employees' work, identify where they need to improve and how, and ensure they're growing with the organization―and helping the organization succeed. Plus, it’ll show managers to C-Suites how to use performance management not just as an evaluation tool but, just as importantly, to help employees grow and improve on an ongoing basis so they are capable and motivated to support the organization’s strategic objectives.

    • Understand if your performance management system is working

    • Make fixes where needed

    • Get performance evaluation forms, interview protocols, and scripts for feedback meetings

    • Grasp why people make some businesses more successful than others

    • Make performance management a useful rather than painful management tool

Harvard Business Essentials: Performance Management: Measure and Improve the Effectiveness of Your Employees

• • Author:  Harvard Budsiness Review

  • Summary:  Today’s competitive workplace demands that managers evaluate employee performance, and provide coaching. Performance Management will help managers prepare for a formal performance meeting with a direct report and create a development plan to increase employee productivity. The Harvard Business Essentials series is designed to provide comprehensive advice, personal coaching, background information, and guidance on the most relevant topics in business. Whether you are a new manager seeking to expand your skills or a seasoned professional looking to broaden your knowledge base, these solution-oriented books put reliable answers at your fingertips.