If managing performance is a crucial activity for a manager, then the skills listed below are some of the most important you can learn. This great-value guide will help you identify the specific skills needed to manage performance, then develop them quickly and effectively. It provides practical advice in five essential performance management skills. Use it to assess your own strengths in each of the skill areas:

Cultivate your goal setting skills
Improve your action planning
Develop your coaching skills
Provide feedback
Assess performance