Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals

by Douglas Max, Robert Bacal

Set the bar for outstanding performance

A follow-up to the top-selling Perfect Phrases for Performance Reviews, this book provides managers with phrases and goals that describe expected future performance from their direct reports. A timesaving job aid for any performance review or plan, the book:

Makes it easy for managers to set high performance goals for executives, management, or non-managers employees Includes many categories of goals, from revenue and productivity goals to quality and personal development goals • Facilitates the goal-setting process across the organization Includes a guide to writing a performance plan for any employee

Featuring hundreds of ready-to-use performance goals, this practical job aid makes it simple for managers to set the bar for outstanding future results.

Genres: Business, Reference, Nonfiction

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 3, 2004

Reviews

[Robert Turbyfill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful for the corporate middle manager.

[Dmytro · Rating 3 out of 5]

The key things I learned in this book are:
1) Goals must strike a balancing act between being too vague and too specific.
2) The employee should be involved in the process of goal setting. This way they will feel like they have a larger stake in the organization.
3) In process of reviewing performance goals the job of the manager is to act as a facilitator where the manager guides the employee on assessing their own performance.

What I didn't like about this book was that part 2 included sample phrases which can be used throughout the goal setting process.
Everything sounded like corporate speak.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

The lists of goals by category are helpful!

[Mills College Library]

658.3125 B116 2011