1. Review the following: Performance Appraisal Scenario
2. Consider the following template as a guide to having a performance appraisal conversation: Preparing the Appraisal Conversation
3. After reviewing the scenario and template, think about one of your past performance appraisal meetings and answer the following:
-Describe the environment (door closed; phones turned off); tenor; opportunity to respond, etc.
-Did your manager follow a prepared template?
-On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being highest), how would you rate the communication effectiveness of the exchange? Why?
-What could your manager have done differently? If you could make one recommendation regarding the communication during the meeting, what would you suggest?
