Employee Performance Handbook, The: Smart Strategies for Coaching Employees

Product Description
Maximize employee performance―whether your workers are on-site or remote
Confronting employees about poor performance is an ordeal dreaded by managers and HR pros everywhere. The possibility of emotional outbursts―and the specter of a lawsuit―leaves even many experienced managers at a loss.
The Employee Performance Handbook is a complete how-to guide for managing employee performance. Packed with practical and legal advice, this book offers smart strategies that will help get the most out of your employees and avoid legal trouble. You’ll learn how to: \nidentify problems early on
decide when discipline is necessary
choose the right response to a problem
engage employees in improving performance
fire employees when necessary
protect against wrongful termination lawsuits, and
manage a remote workforce effectively. \nWith downloadable forms: You can download sample policies, sample forms, checklists, skills-building exercises, and more, (details inside).
Review
“An invaluable guide for managers, this book reveals the power of progressive discipline to protect the organization and bring out the best in employees.”
Laura MacKinnon, FORMER Senior Director of Human Resources, Yahoo!
About the Author
Margie Mader-Clark has worked at the highest levels of the HR profession for more than 15 years, primarily in the fast-paced world of Silicon Valley. She has experienced the power of good management ― and the devastating impact of poor management. Mader-Clark has worked with numerous companies to develop commonsense HR principles to guide their employment policies.\nLisa Guerin is the author or co-author of several Nolo books, including
The Manager's Legal Handbook, Dealing with Problem Employees, The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws, The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations, and
Create Your Own Employee Handbook. Guerin has practiced employment law in government, public interest, and private practice where she represented clients at all levels of state and federal courts and in agency proceedings. She is a graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley.