Human Resource Development: Performance Appraisal and Talent Management

Overview/Description
This course examines performance appraisals and talent management. One of the most important aspects of human resource development is retaining and extracting the most value out of high-potential employees. Instruction on how to develop and evaluate performance management programs is provided as well as methods to evaluate performance. This course also provides instruction on how to develop and evaluate the performance evaluation process and talent management programs. Mentoring and coaching approaches used to help manage organizational talent are also discussed. This course is created to help HR professionals preparing for the Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) PHR and SPHR certification examinations. The content in this course is based on the responsibility and knowledge statements of the PHR and SPHR Body of Knowledge of Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Target Audience
Human resource professionals, managers, and all individuals preparing for the PHR and SPHR certification examinations of Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI); compensation and benefits analysts, administrators, staffing managers, and recruiters will also have interest in this certification path

Expected Duration (hours)
1.0

Lesson Objectives

Human Resource Development: Performance Appraisal and Talent Management

match the performance levels required for an organization to be successful to their contributing factors

identify the factors that are needed to make a performance management system successful

identify the components of an effective performance management system

recognize how to prepare for and conduct an appraisal meeting

recognize examples of performance appraisal methods

identify examples of performance appraisal errors

recognize the legal considerations for approaching performance appraisals

identify examples of talent management

recognize examples of career development programs

identify the characteristics of a successful mentoring program

describe the theories of leadership