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Performance-Based Management: What Every Manager Should Do to Get Results
ISBN: 978-0-7879-6036-0
Hardcover
240 pages
October 2003, Pfeiffer
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  • Description
  • Table of Contents
  • Author Information
List of Figures.

CD-ROM Contents.

Preface.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: How Leaders Set the Direction.

Performance Improvement.

Common Missteps.

Leadership.

Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes.

Messages and Direction.

Consistency.

Off the Cuff.

Tips.

Summary.

Where to Learn More.

Notes.

Chapter 2: How to Provide Direction.

Performance Improvement.

Common Missteps.

Governance.

Endorsement and Legitimacy.

Operational Protocols.

Tools and Techniques.

Tips.

Summary.

Where to Learn More.

Notes.

Chapter 3: How to Set Expectations.

Performance Improvement.

Common Missteps.

What Sets Expectations.

Where to Find Measures.

What to Measure.

Jobs and Measures.

What to Use for Comparison.

Tips.

Summary.

Where to Learn More.

Note.

Chapter 4: How to Identify Behaviors That Lead to Performance.

Performance Improvement.

Common Missteps.

Competencies and Competency Statements.

Using Competencies to Select People.

Tips.

Summary.

Where to Learn More.

Note.

Chapter 5: How to Use Orientations and Training Effectively.

Performance Improvement.

Common Missteps.

Orientation.

Readiness Check.

Training.

Tips.

Summary.

Where to Learn More.

Chapter 6: How to Use Job Aids to Support Performance.

Performance Improvement.

Common Missteps.

Job Aids or Quick Reference Guides.

Standards, Work Rules, and Procedures.

Tips.

Summary.

Where to Learn More.

Notes.

Chapter 7: How to Make Giving Feedback Less Painful.

Performance Improvement.

Common Missteps.

Performance Problems.

Feedback and Coaching.

Why We Give Feedback.

Why Giving Feedback Is Difficult.

System Solutions.

Human Connection.

Performance Appraisals and Feedback.

Tips.

Summary.

Where to Learn More.

Note.

Chapter 8: How to Recognize and Reward People.

Performance Improvement.

Common Missteps.

Leading and Lagging Indicators.

Leading Indicators.

Lagging Indicators.

Recognizing the Unseen and the Unclean.

Peer Recognition.

Compensation.

Meaningful Work.

Aligning Incentives.

Tips.

Summary.

Where to Learn More.

Notes.

Index.

About the Author.

How to Use the CD-ROM.

Pfeiffer Publications Guide.

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