Author Question: According to experts, managers should conduct separate interviews for discussing employee ... (Read 69 times)

mydiamond · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

According to experts, managers should conduct separate interviews for discussing employee performance and employee ________.

A) development
B) strengths
C) goals
D) pay

Question 2

Explain why the appraisal interview is the Achilles' heel of the entire evaluation process.

What will be an ideal response?

bitingbit · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The appraisal interview is the Achilles' heel of the entire evaluation process. In fact, appraisal review sessions often create hostility and can do more harm than good to the employee-manager relationship. To minimize the possibility of hard feelings, the face-to-face meeting and the written review must have performance improvement, not criticism, as their goal. The reviewing manager must use all the tact he or she can muster in discussing areas needing improvement. Managers should help employees understand that they are not the only ones under the gun. Rating managers should emphasize their own responsibility for the employee's development and commitment for support. The appraisal interview definitely has the potential for confrontation and undermining the goal of motivating employees. The situation improves considerably when several sources provide input, including perhaps the employee's own self-appraisal. Regardless of the system used, employees will not trust a system they do not understand.