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Often Managers do not enjoy these and push them down the ‘to do list’ or work gets in the way but think about the impact this is having on your employees.  So, it is time to get on with them, no excuses, put it in the diary and start preparing.

You send the form to the employee, inform the employee when they should return the form.  It arrives, what do you do then?  Well you need to read it and see if it is a true reflection of the current situation.  You need to invest time preparing too, look at the emails and examples you have saved over the year, good, bad and not so good.

Then you plan the appraisal, the form gives you structure, but rather than just reading what the employee has written, you need to write up your part.  There will be areas that the employee has not covered which you need as their manager need to cover, so make sure you know when you want to bring it up.

Here are other areas you need to consider

• Their current work load
• Good things and not so good things that happened
• How you, as their manager, can help them
• Projects that are up and coming
• Anything outside work that they may wish to discuss
• Career Development
• Skills gaps
• Training

Remember to

Listen: This is a two way communication and it is not just about the ‘to do list’

Actions: Make notes of actions for both parties

Tie up the paperwork: Complete the form and send it to the employee

Do the actions: Ensure a note is made and follow up dates to ensure completed

Do you need help with introducing an appraisal process, and then do not hesitate to contact us on enquiries@HRBusCons.co.uk.

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