It’s that time of the year again! Many organisations are carrying out their annual appraisals and performance development reviews at the moment. And of course the obligatory chasing up of some managers to encourage, remind and demand that they’re done – not necessarily in that order.

Appraisals are so important for motivation, performance management and staff development but we all know that they are ineffective and can even have a detrimental effect if done carelessly by managers who don’t ‘get’ their value. Make sure your managers understand the opportunities and motivate them to carry out effective performance reviews by providing training just before your annual appraisals take place.

e-learning provides a great way for busy managers to fit in training about appraisals and this really helps to get them on board with it if it’s provided just before your reviews take place. You can use these as stand alone courses or as part of a blended learning programme that includes workshops to let them practice skills like giving feedback. We have four fantastic e-learning courses on Appraisals that are bang up to date and include audio and video content as well as online assessment.

You can click on the course titles below for full details on what’s included on each course:

An Overview of Appraisals and Performance Management

Preparing For Appraisals

The Appraisal Discussion

Ongoing Appraisal