Writing Performance Reviews: A Write It Well Guide, Third Edition, Revised 2012
- 1h 2m
- Natasha Terk
- Write It Well
- 2012
Does it take you too long to write performance reviews? Do your reviews clearly describe what employees need to improve, and what strengths they can continue to build? Do you know the criteria for acceptable performance documentation?
Writing Performance Reviews: A Write It Well Guide is a user-friendly book that’s filled with guidelines, tips, and tools that will help you write performance objectives, reviews, appraisals, and other performance documentation that is clear, descriptive, objective, and acceptable in today’s workplace. The book includes examples, questions, and activities to help you learn on your own, with your team, or with others in your organization.
About the Author
Natasha Terk is the president of Write It Well and leads the firm's business operations and strategy. Natasha is the author of Professional Writing Skills: A Write It Well Guide, coauthor of The Due Diligence Tool, and contributing editor of E-Mail: A Write It Well Guide.
A recognized expert on business communication in the workplace, Natasha leads workshops, webinars, and consulting engagements for clients that include IKEA, Hitachi Data Systems, Hewlett-Packard, Granite Construction, Check Point Software Technologies, and the Port of Oakland. She develops job-relevant, engaging training solutions that help people work more effectively and efficiently.
Natasha served as program officer at the Packard Foundation, served as a management consultant with La Piana Consulting, and taught business writing at UC Berkeley. Natasha holds master's degrees from the University of San Francisco and the University of Manchester, UK.
In this Book
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Writing Performance Objectives and Standards
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Criteria for Acceptable Performance Documentation
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Using Descriptive Language
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Explaining and Supporting Evaluations and Decisions
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Writing Specific, Complete Descriptions
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Program Review
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Sample Documentation for Practice
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Focus on Your Development
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Action Planning