Sample Performance Appraisal

A performance appraisal carried out for professional and administrative personnel and a confidential employee performance appraisal contains the names and job titles of employees and the department for which they work. It also states the names of the appraisers and their job titles. Performance appraisal sheets are normally divided into three main topics that are, evaluation or job performance area, ratings, and comments.

Types Of Performance Appraisals

In some cases, the performance appraisal processes are structured and formally sanctioned while in other cases they are an informal and essential part of daily activities. Performance refers to the extent of completion of the tasks that make up an individual's job. One type of performance appraisal is to evaluate employees against standards of personal qualities and work profile.

I'm Not Lazy, I Just Want Some Balance

A girlfriend and I were feigning lament over being unemployed one afternoon. One of us mentioned wanting a kick-back job that paid well. The kind of job where you work no more than eight hours and had some free time to catch up with coworkers. The kind of job where you knew you could leave at 4:00 every day so you can catch the last half of The Ellen Show.

Humor Sizzles the Workplace

It's the the final solution to all of life's toughest problems. Guess what?

The Benefits of a Computerized Training Manual

In the age of the modern workplace, there is an alternative to bulky, paper-bound training manuals. With many offices implementing shared drives with companywide access, a computerized version of your training manual may be just what you need for your office.

The Value of Thank You Cards in an Email World

Sending a hand-written thank you card often sets you apart from the masses, especially in this day and age of instant electronic communication. A thank you card is seen as a thoughtful and professional way to offer thanks for a service rendered. In business, a thank you card can help develop relationships and serve as a subtle reminder that makes you stick out from other vendors, customers, or employees.

The Importance of Setting the Meeting Time

Meetings are the lifeblood of almost any industry. Via conference calls, in person, over the internet, they pervade the workplace. However, setting up a meeting can sometimes take even longer than the meeting itself. That, among other reasons, is why it's so important to set the meeting time yourself.

Digital Signage - a New Generation of Distributed IP Video Solutions

The expanding world of digital signage has led to the development of a wide variety of digital signature software that integrates distributed IP video solutions. This software is often used as part of a digital signage network that is sometimes known as a CAN (captured audience network). IP video refers to Internet Protocol video. The software controls the video distribution to the display monitors. Just about any video can be used in this network.

Amazing Treasure Buried In Your Own Systems Treasure Chest!

I was talking to my client the other day, the president of a company who has extremely high mobile costs, sound familiar?

Three Categories of Communication

Understanding the three categories of human communcation: passive, aggressive, assertive.

Do You Know What You Say Before You Utter One Word? The Importance of Your Body Language

Think about all the face-to-face encounters you have each day, each week, each month and each year. And then think about how the success of any of these encounters all begins the instant someone sees you. Do you realize that one of the first things people notice about you is your aura or that distinctive atmosphere that surrounds you? You create that aura and you are responsible for what it says about you and whom it attracts. Why is this important? Look at the article title – Do You Know What You Say Before You Utter One Word? Well, let me remind you that 55% of your personal message is conveyed by your body language, 38% by the tone of your voice and 7% by your words. This should tell us that sensitivity to and an understanding of body language are very important to us.

Office Romance - Before You Hook Up At The Office Think Things Through

It is naive to think that in the workplace where many attractive, intelligent people who work in close proximity for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 12 months a year will never, ever become attracted to one another or become romantically involved. The problem comes in when office romances threatens to impair your work performance or cause such a stir at the office that you and your new beau or the subject of the water cooler gossip or sly, condemning stares. This is why it's important for you to find out what your organization's policies and norms are around this issue so that if you are contemplating dating someone at the office, you can think through the pros and cons.

Connecting to People in Business Relationships

Business relationships are typically reserved and careful. Personality Theorist Steven Paglierani discusses the Six Universal Principles of Connecting.

That Special Thing About Communication... What Was It Again?

We all know what communication is. Because we all know the theory and example from school... a sender, a receiver a channel and the message. Than there is noise and interference, interpretation, etc etc. All true. But there is one characteristic of human communication that if often forgotten. And that is the very simple rule that communication...

Guidelines for Writing Successful Business Video Presentations

Successful business video presentations are the result of asking the right questions then waiting, searching, and being available to the right answers. It begins with a solid relationship with your client and ends with a solid relationship with your audience. This article offers the tools - the questions to ask - to develop successful business video presentations.