PDP's appraisals and reviews

PDP's, appraisals, and reviews

Have you ever been in an appraisal and come out feeling demotivated, uninspired and not sure what your next year holds? Or employed and not been party to a yearly review so have no idea how you have performed?

This critical piece of communication is vital for both leader and staff member and, if delivered correctly, leaves the staff member motivated, inspired, and knowing exactly what is expected of them.

This course will take you through the steps needed for leaders to develop and deliver feedback in a confident manner, discuss future development whilst addressing areas such as poor performance and undesirable issues.

The content used in sessions can be tailored to the specific priorities of your business

This course is suitable for:

  • Those who you should carry out an end of year performance review as part of their role
  • Leaders who line manage staff
  • HR professionals
  • People who work in managerial positions and want to refresh their skills
  • Anyone who aspires to become managers and leaders

Course content includes:

  • Benefits of a company appraisal
  • Using STAR to draw out greatness
  • What matters to your staff
  • Conducting the appraisal and getting the tone right
  • The ‘Will & Skill’ matrix
  • Communication skills
  • Giving feedback
  • Career development
  • Using SMART objectives and goal setting in your appraisals
  • When the disciplinary approach may be needed
  • Creating action plans
  • Reviewing your own approach

On completion delegates will understand:

  • How to make your appraisals motivational and productive
  • Ways to positively engage your teams beforehand for the appraisal process
  • Different methods to engage proactive discussion during the appraisal
  • Your company templates
  • The ‘Will and Skill’ matrix to evaluate your staff
  • How to put together goals and targets within your organisation’s structure
  • How to identify and manage tension
  • Types of questions used in successful appraisals
  • Different techniques for giving feedback to develop and motivate your staff members
  • Ways to career develop your teams

What's included in the price:

All courses include:

  • Collaborative learning tools to supercharge your understanding
  • Industry experts have been involved in developing the learning programmes to support you throughout the course and give you the best possible experience
  • Where there is a multiple-choice assessment to complete the course and a minimum pass requirement free resits will be available
  • We provide a certificate on successful completion to help grow your CV or aid with organisational compliance

Face-to-face and Virtual classroom:

  • Peer learning, allowing the group to explore a subject as they work together with fellow team members
  • Our workshops are highly interactive, and we select a range of activities for each session to build understanding e.g. role-play, observation, and reflection
  • Realtime feedback allowing you to transform your performance, your approach, and grow in confidence
  • Handouts and slides to allow you to reflect on your experience

2 Delivery options:

Virtual Classroom

x2 180 mins sessions

Face to Face Classroom

On client premises 1 day plus free 1hr virtual follow-up.

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