Review: Performance Appraisal Phrase Book: The Best Words, Phrases, and Techniques for Performance Reviews
January 31st, 2011 Filed under: Sandler Sales — Negotiation Author
The Lowest Price we could find is $10.95 $1.31
Featuring concise sections on how to write an evaluation, handle tricky legal issues, and verbally discuss the evaluation, this invaluable book also includes a cross-referenced directory of thousands of words and phrases appropriate for any type of written evaluation.
Review:
Great phrase book to assist with wording on performance appraisals. Thought the Chapters were sort of weirdly organized though, and I felt like I was flipping back and forth alot. An index would have saved me lots of reading. But overall, I liked the way each skill set was identified, with key nouns and verbs to use in describing performance of the skill, along with phrases that exemplify Meet/Exceed performance, Needs Improvement, and Unacceptable.
EXAMPLE: Skill Set = Time Management and Prioritization (pg 140)
Key Verbs – displays, manages, prioritizes, etc
Key Nouns – assignments, deadlines, priorities, resources, etc
Meets/Exceeds Feedback: Can accurately access the time required for a particular task
Needs Improvement: Has difficulty handling more than one task at a time
Unsatisfactory: Consistently fails to meet deadlines
Here is what I mean about it being weirdly organized. Say I was looking for that one phrase that talks about ability to multitask. My chapter choices are: Qualitative Attributes, Quantitative Attributes, Management Skills, Personality and Human Relations, Professional Skills. In this case, I would have to know that I’m looking for Quantitative Attributes. Ok, then within that chapter, I would need to look through the sub-categories: accomplishment of tasks and goals, accuracy and precision, computer skills, knowledge of job and industry, planning and scheduling skills, setting goals and objectives, time management and prioritization….etc. Finally, I would need to know to look under “Time Management and Prioritization” to find phrases about multi-tasking. So, basically, the information is there… it’s just not intuitive.
Overall a really helpful reference, but could use some help with organization
