Appraisal Training for Managers:
For every positive story we hear about how an appraisal process is received, there are far too many examples where the experience was less than positive.
When facilitated as part of a well thought through performance management process, staff appraisals can add significant value in terms of clarifying direction, motivation and creating a coherent plan for what is to follow.
When the appraisal process is rushed or treated as a tick box exercise, it can lead to a significant impact on wellbeing and engagement.
Appraisals should not be feared, either by the person facilitating them or the people whose performance is being appraised. At Donovan Training Associates, we are passionate about supporting people managers and offer expert appraisal training to help make the appraisal process meaningful and relevant.
Appraisal Training Tailored Specifically for Your Needs
At Donovan Training Associates, we believe that optimised and effective training cannot be achieved with an off-the-shelf, one-size-fits-all solution. As a result, our appraisal training is bespoke, tailored to the specific needs of your organisation and the individual delegates.
How Our Appraisal Training Works
Whether you are looking to introduce an appraisal process for the first time or communicate an existing process to your people, we can offer a learning solution that is relevant to your needs.
The process begins with a free, no obligation consultation where we will identify your requirements, learn more about your culture and existing or proposed appraisal process. We will then prepare a bespoke proposal which we can then amend to ensure we meet your specific requirements.
Many of our clients ask us to facilitate onsite or at a local venue of their choosing but if you prefer to come off site, we can offer facilities in our Oxfordshire offices which are designed to host workshops in a professional and comfortable environment.
Why You Or Your Team May Need Appraisal Training
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Rolling out a new appraisal process
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Communicating an existing appraisal process to new team members
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Looking for tips on how to facilitate an appraisal-based conversation
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Aligning competency frameworks to appraisals
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As part of a wider based performance management training solution
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Personal and professional development
Appraisal Training Course Outline: An Example
As mentioned above, all our training is tailored specifically to you and considers the needs of your organisation and the needs of your people. Where possible, we endeavour to provide examples and scenarios which are relevant to your business and therefore, which your people can relate to.
However, we understand that when comparing learning providers, it is helpful to have a better understanding of their approach and what a typical day of learning might look like, and so we have put together the following as an example which we hope you will find useful.
Course Overview
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In-person
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Face-to-face via online real-people video training broken down into three bite size sessions
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the training, participants will:
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Have a sound understanding of the key principles of performance management and how this links to facilitating appraisals
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Take away tools that will enable them to facilitate all elements of their Organisations appraisal system to the required standards
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Be able to agree and communicate objectives, appraising with clarity how they will be measured and achieved
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Be able to use the appraisal interview as part of a wider long term performance management strategy
Course Structure:
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The benefits of an effective appraisal interview
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Aligning appraisals to performance objectives
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Preparing for the appraisal interview
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Structuring the appraisal interview
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Facilitating meaningful feedback to high performers
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Managing resistance to feedback
Certification
If requested, we can offer certificates for our training.
Prerequisites
Resources:
After the workshop, we will send out resources that are specific to the needs of the audience. Typical examples include links to podcasts, TED talks, books etc.
When suitable, we also embed relevant TED talks into the workbooks that we provide which are all in an interactive PDF format.
To find out more about our bespoke appraisal training, please call us on 01295 675506 for a free, no obligation consultation.
Case Study:
“We've worked with Anthony and his team for a number of years. He's always provided very high-quality bespoke workshops and excellent coaching to key staff members. Very easy to work with, friendly and reliable.”
We were approached by a Royal College to design and facilitate an appraisal workshop for existing people managers. The request came about due to the college looking to align their competency framework with the appraisal process.
It was important that the session was engaging and practical for a team of people with varying roles and disciplines. The workshop was well received and subsequently rolled out to new team members over the following years.
Every time the workshops were facilitated, we adapted the content to ensure it was fully aligned to the values of the college and the existing appraisal process.
Why Choose Donovan Training Associates?
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We are MCIPD (Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development) Certified
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All training is tailored to the specific needs of your organisation, ensuring you get the best ROI possible
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We are passionate about making training enjoyable, rewarding and relatable so that your staff appreciate the investment you’ve made in them, and can see the benefit to them as an individual
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Whilst we are based in Oxfordshire, we provide professional training to organisations both here in the UK, and overseas.