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	<title>Dick Grote’s Performance Management Blog</title>
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		<title>The Myth of Performance Metrics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s a bogus belief that gets in managers’ way when they evaluate performance. That myth says that in order for an appraisal to be objective, assessors must have quantifiable metrics to support their assessment judgment.
That’s just not true. What is a performance appraisal? The straightforward answer: A performance appraisal is a formal record of a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dickgrote.com/the-myth-of-performance-metrics/</link>
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		<title>Let’s Abolish Self-Appraisal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Asking an employee to write a self-appraisal using the company’s appraisal form is a common performance management practice. It’s a deceptively attractive technique. An employee’s self-appraisal and rating should give the manager valuable data on the quality of an individual’s performance. It previews what to expect when the two sit down to discuss the manager’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dickgrote.com/let%e2%80%99s-abolish-self-appraisal/</link>
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		<title>How to Deal with a Raise Request</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In many smaller organizations – and even some larger ones, too – there’s no formal compensation policy. There may not even be an HR professional available to consult on merit increases and other pay issues. In these companies, managers are likely to encounter direct requests from their staff members for a raise. Absent a policy, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dickgrote.com/how-to-deal-with-a-raise-request/</link>
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		<title>Making Onboarding Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Onboarding” is the most recent addition to a manager’s checklist of performance management activities. Only in the last few years has it been seen as a separate and specific activity. Paying attention to onboarding is a good thing.
Originally, the process of converting a newly-hired stranger into a fully-contributing and knowledgeable employee was left to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.dickgrote.com/making-onboarding-work/</link>
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		<title>Ten Tips for Creating a Terrific Performance Management System &#8211; Tip #10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tip #10 — Use, monitor and update the program.
Audit the quality of appraisals, the extent to which the system is being used, and the extent to which the original objectives have been met. Demand 100 per cent uncomplaining compliance with deadlines and requirements. Provide feedback to management, appraisers and appraisees. Train new appraisers as they [...]]]></description>
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