Perfect Phrases for Setting Performance Goals : Hundreds of Ready-to-Use Goals for Any Performance Plan or Review

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

Genres: Business, Leadership, Reference, Nonfiction

175 pages, Paperback

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