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Painless Performance Conversations
A Practical Approach to Critical Day-to-Day Workplace Discussions
Author: Green Marnie E.
Language: English
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224 p. · 15.2x22.9 cm · Paperback
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Delivering the uncomfortable news that an employee is not stacking up can be stressful, and managers often have difficulties finding the right words to get their message across. Painless Performance Conversations presents actionable and practical communication and management strategies for any manager looking to effectively influence employee performance. Learn how to focus these conversations for maximum impact on performance, crystallize expectations for what success looks like, and engage employees in solution-finding.
Presenting four key mindsets and an easy to use conversation model, this book offers the tangible solutions managers need to tackle critical workplace discussions with poise and professionalism, as well as the tools needed to stay focused in otherwise difficult conversations.
- Eliminates the pain and fear that leads to procrastination of tough workplace conversations.
- Reduces the harmful impacts of judgment in performance conversation
- Helps managers create a culture of ownership and accountability
- Author Marnie E. Green is a featured blogger for Jobing.com and shares her popular and practical management perspectives in keynotes, webinars, and workshops with thousands of leaders in organizations worldwide
Painless Performance Conversations will help you to lead performance-related conversations with confidence and create a culture of workplace accountability.
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Chapter 1 Be a Catalyst: Fostering Painless Performance Conversations 1
Chapter 2 Have the Guts: Tackling Performance Conversations Head On 15
Chapter 3 Form Clear Expectations: Making Your List 31
Chapter 4 Share Your Expectations: Conveying a Picture of Success 47
Chapter 5 Lead with Behavior: Separating Actions from Attitudes 63
Chapter 6 Eliminate Judgment: Focusing on Performance Evidence 79
Chapter 7 Inquire with Purpose: Using Curiosity to Expand Possibilities 95
Chapter 8 Be Clear: Creating a Culture of Ownership 115
Chapter 9 Show Confidence: Conducting the Conversation 131
Chapter 10 What If?: Your Toughest Performance Conversations 149
Conclusion 177
Appendix 183
About the Management Education Group, Inc. 189
About the Author 193
Index 197
MARNIE E. GREEN, CSP, is the Principal Consultant of the Management Education Group, Inc., a firm that supports the performance management practices of public and private sector organizations. Green provides valuable step-by-step programs and consulting services that create more confident leaders. She is a featured blogger for Jobing.com, a sponsored webinar presenter on HR.com, and has published more than twenty-five articles in trade journals including HR News, Public Personnel Management, and the Public Manager.
