Books - Performance Management

50 Activities for Coaching and Mentoring

These activities provide stimulating exercises, realistic case studies, and creative role-plays that will enable your managers and supervisors to sharpen their skills in several key coaching roles - as team leader, facilitator, counselor, and director. Each fully reproducible activity is organized in a user-friendly format with detailed trainer's notes, clear objectives, and suggested variations for customizing the activity to meet your group's needs.

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50 Activities for Developing Supervisory Skills

Ian Nicholls

Training Objective

Define the role of the supervisor

Develop key supervisory skills, including planning, organizing, and controlling

Improve communication skills

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The Project Management Tool Kit

The Project Management Tool Kit is a comprehensive resource that identifies the competencies for successful project managers and organizations; provides reproducible assessments to measure organization and individual strengths; facilitates developmental action planning; includes comprehensive facilitator instructions Learn more

Creative Training Techniques Handbook

Best-Seller

Tips, Tactics, and How-To's for Delivering Effective training

This complete collection of training tips, tactics and how-tos will show you the eight steps to proper presentation preparation, how to customize training to your audience, and how to keep learners motivated both during and after the training session. Learn more

50 Activities for Creativity and Problem Solving

These reproducible activities develop creative thinking, offer new approaches to problem solving, and develop innovative approaches to problems that aren't responding to traditional methods. Learn more

50 Activities for Promoting Ethics within the Organization

This title is divided into five sections. Each section has ten exercises designed to stimulate discussion and promote inquiry regarding business ethics. Learn more

The Question Book Goes Interactive

Robert W. & Sandra S. Bauer

The QBGI is a unique resource that can save you countless hours and money. It includes both a Workbook and CD-ROM Software containing:

More than 2,500 survey questions, organized into more than 50 topical categories, for use in your survey design efforts. Learn more

Great Games for Trainers

Add new life to your training programs! Here's a collection of 75 games that will reinvigorate any training session. There is something here for every trainer and every training situation - from light-hearted energizers to thought-provoking closure activi ties. Learn more

Changing Pace - Binder/Book

This collection of experiential activities in game format will enable trainers and facilitators to make effective use of the outdoors as a vehicle for learning. Learn more

Documenting Employee Performance Workshop

Documenting Employee Performance Workshop offers both new and seasoned leaders step-by-step instruction in a process for documenting performance issues – from the identification of the issues all the way through resolution. Learn more

HR Training Repros - The Employment Process - Book

Train your supervisors to avoid critical mistakes in day-to-day activities that could result in litigation and have serious impact on productivity, morale, turnover—and the bottom line. Common problem human resource functions covered are hiring and performance evaluation. Learn more

Effective Supervisor Training Repros - Binder

Now it's easy to help your supervisors achieve top levels of competence and productivity with these pre-written training sessions on topics ranging from team building to time management. You get 25 ready-to-use training sessions. Learn more

50 Case Studies For Management and Supervisory Training

Managers and supervisors will sharpen their analytical and decision-making skills with this new collection of fully reproducible case studies. Learn more

Rapid Skillbuilder Managing Poor Performance 10 Pack

The Managing Poor Performance SkillBuilder provides an individual with a thorough overview, techniques, and methods to improve in this competency. The 12 page booklet takes the learner through 6 developmental steps: Avoid, Recognize, Focus, Interview, Target, & Act. Learn more

Compendium of Learning and Development Quizzes

You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to find the perfect quiz. The quizzes are organized in alphabetical order. They also are grouped in nine easy-access topic areas: Communication skills, customer service, health and safety, leadership, performance management, personal development, teamwork, recruitment and selection, and training and development. Learn more

Team Workout: 50 Interactive Activities

"Team Workout: 50 Interactive Activities provides a wealth of team activities that are both engaging and insightful. Be sure to add it to your list of favorite resources." Lorraine L. Ukens, Teaming With Success; author of All Together Now! and Energize Your Audience Learn more

HR Manager's Legal Reporter

The HR Manager's Legal Reporter brings you the practical policies, programs, and advice you need to stay in compliance and avoid human resource-related lawsuits. Learn more

50 Activities for Diversity Training

The 50 activities in this resource book has been tested with hundreds of participants to ensure their appropriateness and effectiveness for a variety of diversity training needs. Learn more

Performance Measurement, Management, & Appraisal Sourcebook

This sourcebook provides complete, up-to-date coverage of all aspects of performance management - communication, coaching, measuring, rating, reviewing, and developing. Learn more

15 Activities For Reinforcing Business Ethics And Values

In today’s business climate, simply having an ethics policy in place isn’t enough. You must continually keep ethics up front and center to avoid the ethical violations—and erosion of confidence—seen in corporate America today. Learn more

Manager's Pocket Guide to Generation X

How do we recruit and train the best and the brightest X'ers? How do we keep them challenged and productive? And how do we keep the best ones from moving on?

If you find yourself asking questions like these, you can't afford not to have The Manager's Pocket Guide to Generation X! Learn more

Manager's Pocket Guide to Performance Management

by Sharon G. Fisher

Every company wants and needs productive, skilled employees. Investing in a work force that can help your business keep pace with the competition may be the most important strategic decision you make. Learn more

Undeniable Secrets of Performance Appraisal Workshop

Here are 36 secrets that will change the way you feel about performance reviews. Learn more

Employment Law Guide in Your State - 2011

This guide will provide you with the latest state and federal employment laws and regulations necessary to ensure that you are in compliance. Knowing the proper way to handle HR issues is the only way to protect your organization. Learn more

HR Audit Checklists

2010 Edition! 

Uncover potential HR compliance problems before they arise, while making certain each policy is current and provides the best information for your company.

HR audit topics addressed include: How to conduct a self-audit, Affirmative action laws, EEO, Discrimination, Workplace harassment, Termination, Communication, Salary and pay, Discipline, Safety, Health and security, Retirement and pension, Benefits-including 2010 HealthCare Reform, managing flexible work schedules, telecommunting, electronic monitoring, workplace violence. 

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