Managerial and Leadership Development

Performance Management Workshop for Managers and Supervisors

Duration: 1 day
Training date: 6 June 2008; 8.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 2, UNESCAP Learning Centre, 3 rd floor of UNCC
Facilitators: Ms. Gina Teague, Career Counselor and Mr. Macimiliano Casciana, Chief, ODSU/HRMS/ASD
Target audience: Mandatory for all managers and supervisors

Objectives:

• Assess experiences with performance management and develop strategies to overcome obstacles/barriers • Develop work unit goals following a goal-writing formula such as SMART criteria • Learn how to develop the work plan with staff members and reach agreement on goals, actions, competencies, values and development needs • Follow a model for reaching agreements for goal and competency achievement • Learn and practice how to conduct collaborative meetings with staff members at mid-point review and end-of-cycle appraisal stages of the performance management cycle using a step-by-step approach • Find out how to continue developing performance management skills by utilizing UN resources

Topics to be covered:

•  Goal-wiring practices • Tolls on writing action plans • Easy-to follow dialogue model for performance management discussions • Essentials of giving and receiving critical feedback • How to handle challenging situations

Contact person: Ms. Sylvia Raabe, extension no. 1964