Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Mentoring & Coaching

"Up-and-coming professionals may have smarts, but they don't have all the answers. Every day presents issues they've never had to consider before. They'll be thankful for The Portable Mentor. This one-stop resource is jam-packed with hundreds of bite-sized tips and strategies for dealing with common yet critical concerns, from goal-setting, decision-making, and project management to self-development and career planning. A ""24-7"" coach, adviser, and problem solver, The Portable Mentor will help readers:

* Be more productive and make better decisions

Winner of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) Award of Excellence for 2008

Selected for the 2008 ISPI Award of Excellence for Outstanding Communication

Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith

While many supervisors know how to identify flaws in their employees' performance, only the best managers truly know what it takes to fix the problem. "A Manager's Guide to Improving Workplace Performanc" e offers a practical, step-by-step approach to guiding employees to excellence by analyzing their problem areas, developing creative solutions, and implementing change....

When not handled correctly, performance appraisals can turn into nerve-wracking confrontations. If employees and managers aren't on the same page about expectations and performance, the working relationship can be seriously harmed. Productive Performance Appraisals gives readers all the easy-to-use tools they need to conduct an effective review -- including sample dialogs, checklists, and forms. The book shows readers how to:

* plan and organize the appraisal session

* set short- and long-term goals

* elicit the employee's input...