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Painless Performance Conversations

A Practical Approach to Critical Day-to-Day Workplace Discussions
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Painless Performance Conversations by Marnie E. Green provides practical guidance for managers and leaders on conducting effective performance discussions. It offers strategies to address common challenges, improve communication, and foster positive outcomes in the workplace. This book aims to transform potentially difficult conversations into opportunities for growth and improvement.
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You might enjoy this book if you are looking to improve your leadership skills by mastering employee feedback and communication. It offers practical strategies for conducting effective performance conversations that help motivate and guide your team towards success. Whether you are new to management or a seasoned leader, this reading aims to make challenging discussions more constructive and less daunting.

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Actionable communication and management strategies for tackling difficult workplace discussions Delivering the uncomfortable news that an employee is not stacking up can be stressful, and managers often have difficulties finding the right words to get their message across.

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Actionable communication and management strategies for tackling difficult workplace discussions

Delivering the uncomfortable news that an employee is not stacking up can be stressful, and managers often have difficulties finding the right words to get their message across. Painless Performance Conversations presents actionable and practical communication and management strategies for any manager looking to effectively influence employee performance. Learn how to focus these conversations for maximum impact on performance, crystallise expectations for what success looks like, and engage employees in solution-finding.

Presenting four key mindsets and an easy-to-use conversation model, this book offers the tangible solutions managers need to tackle critical workplace discussions with poise and professionalism, as well as the tools needed to stay focused in otherwise difficult conversations.

  • Eliminates the pain and fear that leads to procrastination of tough workplace conversations.
  • Reduces the harmful impacts of judgement in performance conversation.
  • Helps managers create a culture of ownership and accountability.
  • Author Marnie E. Green is a featured blogger for Jobing.com and shares her popular and practical management perspectives in keynotes, webinars, and workshops with thousands of leaders in organizations worldwide.

Painless Performance Conversations will help you lead performance-related conversations with confidence and create a culture of workplace accountability.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118533536

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 May 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Marnie E. Green , CSP is the Principal Consultant of the Management Education Group, Inc., a firm that supports the performance management practices of public and private sector organizations. Green provides valuable step- by-step programs and consulting services that create more confident leaders. She is a featured blogger for Jobing.com, a sponsored webinar presenter on HR.com, and has published more than twenty-five articles in trade journals including HR News , Public Personnel Management , and the Public Manager .

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