Motivating employees and staff is one of the most common concerns of supervisors and managers. Not only do companies want highly motivated employees, but employees who are highly motivated enjoy their jobs more and experience less stress. Read about how to do it here. Despite what people think, performance management is more about motivating, guiding and aiming employees, and less about judging them.
Performance management is a key tool in employee motivation.
Readable, plain language on the entire performance management process. Focus on people, communication, appraisal methods, and debunks a number of myths about rankings, ratings, objectivity in appraisals. Probably one of the best selling books on the topic of motivating employees and written by well known psychologist and consultant, Aubrey Daniels. Focuses on employees as the competitive advantage, and considers worker empowerment and autonomy, staff development and supportive work teams. Books of this type are often useful for use in training programs.