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Performance Management - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Organization|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
wide system whereby managers integrate and the activities of
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goal setting, monitoring, and evaluating; providing feedback and
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coaching; and rewarding employees on a continuous basis
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Benefits for employees: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Allows
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employees to |\
1) Identify their strengths and recognize areas to improve
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2) Work with their manager to identify contributions to the team
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3) Establish a plan to develop skills
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Benefits for managers: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Allows managers
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to
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1) Build stronger working relationships with employees
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2) Show employees their commitment to helping them meet job
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standards
3) Identify and solve job performance issues
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More benefits - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provides a framework for
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making good hiring, development and compensation decisions
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Allows the organization to improve and be successful
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,Performance Management Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Rewards -> Setting Accountabilities -> Developmental Review
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- > Performance Review
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Accountabilities Benefits - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) They are |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
each person's "roadmap" for success in the given fiscal year, and
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are the basis for update discussions to review progress
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2) They provide a clear line of sight and linkage between what
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each individual does in his/her job and the organization's overall
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business objectives |\
3) By helping prioritize work, they guide decision making
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throughout the year |\ |\
4) Considered at the team level, they help ensure the team is
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functioning efficiently, working together effectively, and focused
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on critical objectives
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Developing your Accountabilities - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) The
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strategic objectives of the organization |\ |\ |\ |\
2) The strategic objectives for your business, function, group, etc
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3) The strategic goals and objectives established by your
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managers and his/her team, including his/her own|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
accountabilities
4) The important and/or critical tactical objectives you have for
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the year |\
5) Any other key initiatives or actions you need to take to help
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drive the success of the organization
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Characteristics of Good Accountabilities - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔1) Grounded in, and clearly aligned with strategic objectives
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,2) "Stretch" but achievable
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3) Limited in number (no more than 8-10)
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4) Aligned with those of your manger and team members
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5) Developed using tools and templates for enterprise-wide
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consistency
6) SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-
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based)
7) Reviewed on a quarterly basis
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Developmental Review Objectives - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Strengths, relative weaknesses, and development needs and
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objectives
2) Career interests and work-related areas for which the
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employee is passionate |\ |\
3) Career goals, both short-term and long-term
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4) Discussion of potential career planning options
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5) Discussion of potential next roles
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Performance review: Manager's Role - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
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Provide feedback (informally and formally)
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2) Think about the atmosphere/context for the actual review
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discussion
3) Potentially ask the individual to do a self-assessment
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4) Encourage the individual to actively participate and tell you
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what he/she thinks
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5) Provide the right balance of positive vs. "constructive"
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feedback
, Performance Improvement Plan - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Career discussion Skills - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Setting the
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Climate - A positive, non-threatening tone that describes the
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meeting's purpose |\
2) Asking Questions - Keep them simple and to the point
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3) Listening - Showing you're listening by paraphrasing and
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reflective listening |\
4) Seeking Clarification - Asking questions that provide you
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necessary additional information |\ |\
5) Providing your opinion - Discuss where you and the individual
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agree vs. disagree
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6) Discussion Career Actions - developmental actions, and or
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potential next moves |\ |\
Approaches to Performance Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1) Ranking
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2) Forced distribution
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3) Graphic rating scales
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4) Critical incidents
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5) Behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS)
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6) Management By Objective (MBO)
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7) Genreric "results" approahces
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Personal Ranking - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Method of
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performance measurement that required managers to rank |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\