Performance Management

Here is a book which takes an alternative view of people performance management, by focusing on simplicity, common sense and clarity of understanding. It challenges the need for the conveyor belt of latest fads from Academialand. It will prove a comfort for those in fear of constant learning for learning's sake. Getting shot of all the hype, the book approaches people performance management by starting with a suggestion that we are pressured into conforming to unnatural standards: there is a need to get back to a solid foundation. Part two shows how to establish a workable Performance Management process, looking at people, environment and process. Part three checks on reviewing and reporting, and maintaining a waffle-free methodology. Finally, some of the difficulties are examined and the need for acceptance is examined. A cautionary note is offered that, in fact, there are few real people managers. This book should change that.