Originally presented on April 29, 2009
10:30 a.m. to Noon (Pacific)

Order Option       Price   CD Recording Only       $219

Even in the best of times, performance appraisals pose big challenges for employers. Many frontline supervisors hate doing them—and many rank-and-file employees view them as necessary evils to suffer through before they learn whether they'll get a pay raise for the coming year.

Now, in today's stressful economy, those appraisals are even tougher to handle. When everyone's worried about what the future holds, it's difficult to focus on individual performance goals. Many managers don't really know how to use appraisals to keep their teams focused on your organization's objectives, and many inflate ratings for the sake of keeping the peace.

Put an end to these problems and begin overhauling your performance appraisals with our intensive 90-minute audio conference on April 29. You'll learn:

• Practical (and immediate) strategies for turning your organization's appraisals from frustrating annual exercises into confidence-building retention tools for your workforce
• How to train your managers to create appraisals built on the facts—not subjective reviews or personal feelings
• Best practices for writing effective appraisals and conducting tension-reducing appraisal meetings
• Why you should prepare action items, follow-up dates, and other documentation before and after appraisals to track performance all year round
• Techniques for holding employees accountable without making them defensive in the process
• What you can do, across your organization, to insure that rankings such as :"Exceeds Expectations" or "Below Average" are interpreted consistently
• How your supervisors can structure appraisals that motivate your top performers, support your mainstay workers, and coach your stragglers
• Common appraisal mistakes that can lead to discrimination claims and other legal risks (and how you can avoid repeating those errors)

About Your Speakers:

Robin M. Throckmorton, SPHR, is president and executive HR strategist at Strategic Human Resources, a national HR consulting firm based in Cincinnati. She also serves as a founding partner of e-HResources.com, an online resource site for employers. She has helped clients in many different industries establish and enhance their human resources functions, research and implement performance management strategies, and create organizational development programs. Her expertise in organizational development includes strategic planning, performance management, multi-rater feedback, succession planning, and career management. Throckmorton holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification, and she is also a Development Dimensions International certified trainer. She is co-author of the book Bridging the Generation Gap, and she has written and spoken widely on human resources issues. She earned her master's degree in labor and employment relations from the University of Cincinnati.

This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by HRCI of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met HRCI's criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit.

Bonus Offer

As an additional benefit, you will receive a no-risk trial subscription to California Employer Advisor when you register for this Audio Conference (or purchase a CD recording). You will receive 3 evaluation issues. If you want to continue to receive the newsletter, simply pay the invoice you will receive in the mail. If you decide the newsletter isn't for you, just write cancel on the invoice and return it. You will owe nothing, and all issues you receive are yours to keep. As with all ERI products, your satisfaction is guaranteed 100%. (Offer good for new subscribers only.)

How Do Audio Conferences Work?

An Audio Conference is remarkably cost-effective and convenient. You participate from your office using a regular telephone. You have no travel costs and no out-of-office time.

Plus, for one low price you can get as many people in your office to participate as you can fit around a speakerphone.

Because the conference is live, you can ask the speakers questions' either on the phone or via e-mail.

With your registration, you also receive conference materials with additional practical information from Employer Resource Institute sent to you via e-mail shortly before the conference.

Why You Can Sign Up To Attend This Event with Confidence

As with all Employer Resource Institute products, you're completely protected. If for any reason you are unsatisfied with this Audio Conference, simply let us know and we will return your entire registration fee.