Conducting Annual Employee Reviews

Description

An annual review can help you keep your employees happy, engaged, and focused.  It is human nature to want to succeed.  Giving your employees feedback on their positive and negative attributes is part of the pathway to success.  A poorly designed annual review can have the reverse effect. 

With our Conducting Annual Employee Reviews course, you will discover how to conduct a well-designed employee review. By determining the categories for an annual review and understanding how it affects employee compensation, an overall increase in performance should be seen throughout your organization.

Course Curriculum

  • Introduction
    • Course Objectives ..
  • Module 1
    • How to Conduct Annual Reviews ..
    • Develop the Process ..
    • Set Benchmarks Early ..
    • Agreement With Set Benchmarks ..
    • Hold an Effective Meeting ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 2
    • Categories for Annual Review I ..
    • Company Mission and Values ..
    • Customer Service and Quality Control ..
    • Problem - Solving/Judgment ..
    • Production ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 3
    • Categories for Annual Review II ..
    • Work Style ..
    • Resource Management ..
    • Communications Skills ..
    • Teamwork ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 4
    • Common Mistakes Managers Make When Conducting Employee Reviews (I) ..
    • Contrast Effect ..
    • Similar-to-me Effect ..
    • Halo (or Horn) Effect ..
    • Central Tendency ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 5
    • Common Mistakes Managers Make When Conducting Employee Reviews (II) ..
    • Leniency/Desire to Please ..
    • First Impression Bias ..
    • Rater Bias ..
    • Recency Effect ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 6
    • Successful Tips for Concept of Pay for Performance ..
    • No Surprises ..
    • Focus on the Basics ..
    • Show Clear Disparity ..
    • One for All and All for One ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 7
    • How to Tie Employee Compensation to Firm-Wide Returns ..
    • Set Quarterly Revenue Target ..
    • Set Employee Goal ..
    • Conduct Quarterly Reviews ..
    • Pay Out Quarterly ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 8
    • How to Communicate Employee Expectations Effectively ..
    • Have Regular Conversations ..
    • State What's Working ..
    • Be Honest ..
    • Provide Mentoring ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 9
    • Meaningful Questions to Gauge Employee Happiness (I) ..
    • Ask Questions Frequently ..
    • How Transparent is Management? ..
    • Rate Quality of Facility? ..
    • Contributing Factors to Work Easier? ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Module 10
    • Meaningful Questions to Gauge Employee Happiness (II) ..
    • What Makes You Productive? ..
    • Recognition? ..
    • Opportunities to Grow and Advance? ..
    • Confidence in Leadership? ..
    • Knowledge Check ..
  • Assessment
    • Post Test ..