The First-Time Manager's Guide to Performance Appraisals Review

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(More customer reviews)Using Diane Arthur's methods, you'll be able to turn an experience that both managers and employees often dread into a positive and constructive exchange. Her writing style is clear, concise and focused; she gets her points across with bulleted lists, sample forms and a list of 70 tips scattered throughout the book and then summarized in an appendix. getAbstract proposes Arthur's healthy focus on coaching, counseling and future development to new human resource managers and supervisors who must conduct regular performance appraisals.

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Conducting performance appraisals can be a daunting prospect, especially for new managers. With the same brand of accessible and sage advice readers have come to rely on from "The First-Time Manager", this helpful guide provides straightforward, useful information that will enable anyone to take on this important task with confidence and skill.Filled with ready-to-use tools including sample dialogues, phrases, and documents, as well as plenty of useful tips, "The First-Time Manager's Guide to Performance Appraisals" shows readers how to: review an employee's past performance; prepare for the face-to-face meeting; assess how successful the employee has been at meeting goals; set new objectives; help develop career plans; evaluate performers at every level; understand the importance of coaching and counseling throughout the year; write up the appraisal and use ratings; and, follow up effectively. This book is an essential resource for managers who want to get the most from the performance appraisal process ...and from their people.

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The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building Review

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(More customer reviews)The first time I do things I often feel like a kid trying to work a puzzle wearing mittens. There is so much to do in just getting the basics right that the more refined notions really get in the way more than they help. Yet, so often, the skilled person feels the need to communicate more than the beginner can handle because the information matters. And it does matter, just not the first time you are doing something.
This hand little book helps someone who is new at managing AND new to leading a team the basic information they need to be successful. Gary Topchick helps the reader understand the four basic types of teams there are (really three) and what is different about managing a team than being a member. This is important because teams are participatory and leadership tends to follow the expertise needed at the moment, however there is one person who has to keep things together and moving along.
Topchick also advocate semi-annual team building off-site meetings. These are not for catching up on the project, but are to be devoted to activities to build team rapport and trust. He provides some suggested activities suited to that purpose, as well.
A good, basic book that is well suited to the first time manager trying to get a handle on team management.
Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI


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This new offering from management expert Gary S. Topchik, coauthor of "The First-Time Manager, 5th Ed.", covers the basics of team building, giving novice managers all the activities and information they need to achieve team-building success. From making the transition from team member to team leader, to holding team members accountable, to managing challenging situations and resolving conflict, "The First-Time Manager's Guide to Team Building" shows readers how their own management style can influence how successful their teams become.

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