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    Managing Employee Performance
    Managing Employee Performance
    Managing Employee Performance
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    Managing Employee Performance

    By Andrew Bird

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    At some point every manager has to deal with an employee performance management issue. managing employee performance comes with its own set of challenges and anxieties. More than most other leadership/management issues, employee performance management can be one of those issues that keep you up at night, especially when things are not going well with a particularly difficult employee. Fortunately, most issues can be resolved through a simple process that involves issue identification, agreed-upon targets, corrective actions, and follow-up.

    This ebook has been designed to provide you with key information you’ll need to address performance issues within your team. The information in this book is based on tried-and-true methods proven to work across a wide range of workplaces and industries. Real life scenarios are provided to allow you to learn how to apply these skills in practical situations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrew Bird
    Release dateMar 24, 2012
    ISBN9780987990105
    Managing Employee Performance
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    Andrew Bird

    Andrew Bird is a historian of the Second World War, as well as a writer and broadcaster.He has written two military aviation history books on RAF Coastal Command: A Separate Little War (Grub Street) HB 2003, 2005, PB 2008 Kindle 2012, and Coastal Dawn (Grub Street) HB 2012. Andrew's new style of writing for Coastal Dawn was a hit with readers going straight into the No 3 Spot of the Amazon top ten-bestseller list for the Battle of Britain.Andrew has also taken part in historical documentaries: 2012 he was a consultant and contributor for War Heroes In My Family (Series 1) on Channel 5, made by 360 Productions. Acting as a consultant on BBC Who Do You Think You Are (Series 10) for Wall-to-Wall Media, which was transmitted in July 2013.He is a full-time creative graphic designer, and has worked for an eclectic mix of people: Sir Julian Rose - Harwick Estates Organic's, George Harrison, Robert Hardy, Vince Hill and Rachel Goswell (of Slowdive, Mojave 3) to Reading Outreach Programme, HHR, Leander Club, The Guardian Media Group and Waitrose (part of the John Lewis Partnership).Andrew was drawn by internationally acclaimed artist Dryden Goodwin for his 'Open' exhibition.He is a member of the Society of Authors, and lives in Berkshire - in Elizabeth Taylors (the writer) former house.

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      Managing Employee Performance - Andrew Bird

      Managing Employee Performance

      How to Improve the Performance of Your Employees

      By Drew Bird and Jason Giesbrecht

      http://www.leadersmarts.com

      Copyright 2012 ManagerKnowHow Holdings Inc.

      Published on Smashwords

      ISBN 978-0-9879901-0-5

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      All rights Reserved.

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 – Fundamental Concepts

      Chapter 2 – Dealing With Poor Performance

      Chapter 3 – The Performance Discussion

      Summary

      About the Authors

      Other Titles by These Authors

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      Introduction

      At some point every manager has to deal with an employee performance management issue. Fortunately, most issues can be resolved through a simple process that involves issue identification, agreed-upon targets, corrective actions, and follow-up.

      This ebook has been designed to provide you with key information you’ll need to address performance issues within your team. The information in this book is based on tried-and-true methods proven to work across a wide range of workplaces and industries.

      There’s a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get started!

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      Chapter One - Fundamental Concepts

      Employee Performance Management (EPM) is the

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