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Effective performance reviews in the
Canadian workplace-HR.com

by Toronto Training and HR Inc.

November 2013
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About the speaker
Definitions
All about performance reviews
Words speak loudly just like actions
The interview
Poor performance
Making performance reviews work
Conducting performance reviews
Moving away from paper-based reviews
Rating and ranking systems
Issues around professional ethos
Designing a performance review system
Problems with performance reviews
Conclusion and questions
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About the speaker

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About the speaker
Timothy Holden heads the specialist training and human
resources consultancy Toronto Training and HR
10 years in banking
10 years in training and human resources
Freelance practitioner since 2006
The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR
are:
Training event design
Training event delivery
Reducing costs, saving time plus improving
employee engagement and morale
Services for job seekers
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Definitions

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Definitions
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Performance review
Performance appraisal
Performance management
360 degree feedback

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All about performance
reviews

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All about performance reviews
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Types of performance review
Purpose of performance reviews
Objectives of performance reviews
Uses of performance reviews
What can they achieve?
Benefits of performance reviews
Key elements of performance reviews
Common themes of performance
reviews

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Words speak loudly just
like actions

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Words speak loudly just like actions
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Questions for the appraiser
Questions for the appraisee
Phrases to use
Watch the language used

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The interview

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The interview
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Preparation
Good interviews
Bad interviews
Listening
Feedback
Negative feedback
After the meeting

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Poor performance

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Poor performance
 Specific objectives and
descriptions of the
improvements needed
 Specific steps to achieve the
desired improvements
 Specific methods for measuring
performance and assessing
improvement
 Collaborate; don’t assassinate

Page 14
Making performance
reviews work

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Making performance reviews work
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Pre-conditions
Validity
Involvement
Training
Acceptable standards and targets
Linked to other systems
Input into performance reviews
Sources of information
Employee feedback
An hour each quarter
Page 16
Conducting performance
reviews

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Conducting performance reviews
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Different approaches
Gathering information
Make it a conversation
Hear what is being said
Reward the positives
Help fix the negatives
Set SMART objectives
Getting the most out of the
situation

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Moving away from paperbased reviews

Page 19
Moving away from paper-based
reviews
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Start
eReviews
Siloed performance reviews
Full circle performance reviews

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Rating and ranking
systems

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Rating and ranking systems
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Practical problems
 Numbers and ratings

Page 22
Issues around professional
ethos

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Issues around professional ethos
 Professional ethos typified by…
 Characteristics emphasized by
performance reviews

Page 24
Designing a performance
review system

Page 25
Designing a performance review
system
 Gaining support for the system
 Choosing an appropriate rating
instrument
 Selecting raters
 Determining timing
 Ensuring fairness
 Decisions to make

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Problems with
performance reviews

Page 27
Problems with performance reviews
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Unclear standards
Halo effect
Central tendency
Leniency or strictness
Bias
Horns effect
Recency error
First impression
Fixed impression

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Conclusion and questions

Page 29
Conclusion and questions
Summary
Case studies
Questions
timothy.holden@torontotrainingandhr.ca

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