Leadership Offense: Mastering Appraisal, Performance, and Professional Development

MASTER EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Ready-to-use quick-guide to streamline employee reviews, create effective career development plans, and monitor year-round employee performance.

Paul Falcone, author of 101 Difficult Conversations to Have with Employees and renowned HR and leadership expert, gives you powerful scripts and templates you can apply immediately to your employee reviews and development conversations.

Along with key tactics for appraisal, motivation, and professional and career development, Leadership Offense:

• Reduces the time it takes to complete employee reviews by offering sample phrases for key performance areas.
• Gives you the framework and language for concrete and constructive feedback.
• Hones your ideas for evaluations and development plans with examples of employee behaviors, strengths, and opportunities.

This handy, quick-guide turns a task many managers dread--giving performance reviews--into a positive opportunity to hone your leadership skills and guide your employees to the path for success.

Paul Falcone is CHRO of the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills, CA, and he's held senior-level HR positions with Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, and City of Hope. He has extensive experience in entertainment, healthcare/biotech, and financial services, including in international, nonprofit, and union environments.

Paul is the author of a number of bestselling HarperCollins, AMACOM, and SHRM Books, many of which have been ranked as bestsellers in the categories of human resources management, labor & employment law, business mentoring & coaching, communication in management, and business decision-making and problem-solving. His books have been translated into Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Turkish.

Paul is also a long-term contributor to HR Magazine, a top-rated conference presenter, and an adjunct faculty member in UCLA Extension's School of Business and Management.