Conducting Staff Appraisals : How to Set Up a Review System That Will Ensure Fair and Effective Appraisal and Improve Individual Performance and organ

Why bother with appraisal? Appraisal can help the organisation to be more efficient (and hence more profitable), and also help the individual employee gain more job satisfaction. A satisfied employee is going to work better: a more profitable company means a happier boss. This book is written for people involved in staff appraisal at the present time, and those who are intending to become so in the future. It covers: Conducting appraisals in an open organisation; Appraisal skills - interview techniques and listening and counselling skills Eight rules for successful negotiation The role of job analysis, job description and person specification Different types of appraisal Preparing for the appraisal interview Conducting the interview and evaluating the appraisal What can go wrong with an appraisal and what to watch out for Resolving conflict

Dr Nigel Hunt is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the Nottingham Trent University, and has worked as a consultant in occupational testing, selection and appraisal.