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The aim
To ensure managers conduct positive appraisals that focus on staff motivation and business effectiveness.

About the program
The dreaded appraisal
, one of the world's best-selling learning resources, reveals the techniques required for effective appraisal interviewing. The program is highly watchable and illustrates some typical problems managers and team leaders are likely to face in their interviews. Then it demonstrates how to turn the interview into a positive experience for both employer and employee.

It starts by introducing three common interviewee styles that are difficult for managers to deal with - and precisely shows how the interview can be made to work productively.

Shy Sharon bottles up her opinions and worries, so that her team leader is unable to find out her true feelings. He then treats the interview as an unworkable chore for both of them. However, when she is asked open questions and is praised on her abilities, she is encouraged to participate more productively.

Touchy Tracey easily takes offence and her team leader gets drawn into an unproductive argument about personality, not performance. The interview is turned round when she is asked to analyze her own performance through self-appraisal.

Aggressive Alan sees the interview as his chance to appraise the organization and condemn everyone except himself. His manager becomes exasperated and loses control of the interview, but when Alan is asked to focus on facts and agree to realistic and measurable targets, he looks at his work in a more positive light.

Also included with the main title is The appraisee preparation program, a short video that will help staff prepare for an appraisal, understand its objectives and so get more from the interview.

The benefits
  • Integral part of any management skills program
  • Suitable for all managers and team leaders
  • Amusing and watchable drama with three learning scenarios
  • Highly memorable, highly effective content
  • Short video also available to enable better staff preparation


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Information:
A Video Arts production featuring Bryan Murray, Dawn French, Robert Lindsay, Hilary Crowson and Tilly Vosburgh. Release: 1990

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    1 Antony Jay's introduction View Details
    2 Not getting people to open up View Details
    3 Why it went wrong View Details
    4 Getting people to open up View Details
    5 Not facing up to the problem View Details
    6 Why it went wrong View Details
    7 Facing up to the problem View Details
    8 Not agreeing a plan for the future View Details
    9 Work to a structure View Details
    10 Focus on facts View Details
    11 Agree measurable targets View Details
    12 Summary View Details
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