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A manager or leader is, by definition responsible for the work that others do. To ensure success, those staff's performance must be actively managed and regularly reviewed. This course will show you how.

This programme aims:

To deepen your knowledge and understanding of highly effective performance management and appraisals.

To further develop your confidence and ability in order to ensure your experience of appraisals is positive and rewarding.

How to use this course
Below are a series of downloads for you. Taken together, they will lead you, in a modular basis, through the whole of our Promoting Excellence 'Excellent Appraisals' course, and will conclude with a certificate that you can download to show you have successfully completed the training - and have been officially certificated by Promoting Excellence Limited.

Each module has video narration, so you are best to complete the course where sound will not disturb others around you. The course is linear, so you should start by downloading and completing the Introduction, followed by Module ONE, Module TWO and so forth. Your password and login ID gives you access to this page, in most cases, for a full year from purchase, so you will not need to rush, but can work methodically. Some downloads are quite large - up to 50MB or so - so you should only download the module upon which you are currently working, before progressing to the next one.

Where a module has worksheets, bonus materials and handouts, these are listed below, in the order you will need to download them. Not all courses, and not all modules have worksheets or handouts, but where they do, they are listed below for you to download and use.

All modules are in Microsoft PowerPoint Show format.

Certification
When you reach the conclusion of the course, you will be able to click a link to your Promoting Excellence certificate.

Is the course for an individual or a group? Will they use this differently?
The course has been written for use by individuals or small groups. An individual will need to reflect on some of the ideas raised, and to jot down their thoughts. They may like to then discuss their ideas with peers, or a competent leader. A small group will find benefit in discussing the ideas and issues raised as a group, and perhaps agreeing on joint actions.

Aims
To deepen your knowledge and understanding of highly effective performance management and appraisals.
To further develop your confidence and ability in order to ensure your experience of appraisals is positive and rewarding.
To enable you to learn the skills of Excellent Appraisals.

Outcomes
On completion of this course, it is expected you will be able to manage appraisals very effectively, thus benefiting yourself and/or your colleagues.

Some Housekeeping Points
In each module,you can go forwards to the next slide by clicking on the button in the top right corner of each module's slides. To signify that a slide is fully completed and ready to advance, the button-label will flash. You can also go backwards to look again at any slide you have completed. To do that click the button in the top left corner. When going back through slides, their videos (if any) will not automatically play - but you can still play them again by clicking on them)
Courses work on a PC - they should work on a MAC and may work on a tablet, but this is not guaranteed.
Technical support on device configuration options can only be provided by your ICT department. The course has been tested on PCs running W10 and W11.

YOUR COURSE
A Promoting Excellence Certificate in SEVEN Modules
You can complete the course as quickly or as slowly as you like. So long as you have a valid licence that is still 'in date', you can download your course material at any time..
REMEMBER - TO RUN THE COURSE YOU WILL NEED A RECENT VERSION OF MICROSOFT POWERPOINT.
TO DOWNLOAD ANYTHING - CLICK THE GREEN HEADINGS BELOW.

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THE EXCELLENT APPRAISALS COURSE WORKBOOK - Start by downloading this - it will be your guide as you progress through the course. You can complete this on-screen, or you can print it. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORKBOOK to your local computer. If you do not save it, you can download a new one at any time, but it will be a fresh workbook without any of your notes. Only your own saved workbook contains your notes and your notes are only saved if you click 'save' after writing them, or finishing your course for the day. This is true for all Workbooks and Worksheets also.

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE - Start by Downloading this and working through it. (ppsx file)
This is just an introduction, to clarify aims and outcomes and the course content.

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MODULE ONE - What is Appraisal? (ppsx file). This module gets our course underway by asking what appraisal is, and what performance management is? We will look together at what is called 'the Performance Management Cycle' and how Appraisal is just one 'stop' in that continuous journey for an employee. The module concludes with some Top Tips for Appraisal.

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MODULE TWO - The Benefits of Excellent Appraisals? (ppsx file)
This module explores the benefits of well-conducted Appraisal, before explaining the Promoting Excellence Excellent Appraisal - a way of approaching Appraisal Excellence that can fit all Performance Management cycles - no matter who the employer.

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MODULE THREE - Preparation for (and Practice in) Excellent Appraisals (ppsx file)
This module presents the Promoting Excellence four step Excellent Appraisal cycle, explains the whole process and what is required during each of the four steps - leading to Excellent Appraisals.

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MODULE FOUR - The Appraisal Conversation - Part One (ppsx file)
Taking the Performance Cycle from the start -setting objectives for the next 12 months, this module takes you, step-by-step through ways to understand your staff better, setting them meaningful goals and objectives that make measurement a breeze, and introduces the APM guide for objective setting - as an easy method to be sure you always get objectives right.

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MODULE FIVE - The Appraisal Conversation - Part Two (ppsx file)
Now part way through the year, this Module looks at the second step in Excellent Appraisals - reviewing performance, checking milestones that demonstrate progress is being made, and making tactical adjustments. This is the point that support might be needed, objectives can be adjusted, or discussions held around progress.

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MODULE SIX - The Third Appraisal Conversation (ppsx file)
This Module will help you with the 'formal' appraisal meeting - the third conversation in the Promoting Excellence Excellent Appraisal. You'll learn how to give and receive feedback specifically and meaningfully that will encourage high performance, and you'll find out what the major pitfalls are -and how to avoid them.

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MODULE SEVEN- Final Thoughts and Conclusions (ppsx file)
Now you have the knowledge and skills to conduct Excellent Appraisals, the course concludes with a review of your own goals in the process, and how they align and affect the goals of the Appraisee. You'll reflect on what you'd like your Appraisees to do after their Appraisal - what changes would you like to see, and how these can be incorporated in to the process- taking your Appraisals to a whole new level.
You can now download your certificate and the link is given in this module.

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Thank You
Thank you for your purchase of this course.
We hope it truly helps you become more effective at Appraising and Reviewing your staff.

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