出自:国家开放大学- 管理英语4

Performance Management and Performance Appraisal   Performance management aims to acknowledge employee achievements, support their personal and professional development, and motivate and empower them to perform their work effectively. Performance management helps employees to develop their understanding, knowledge and skills so that they can contribute to the achievement of the enterprise.s goals and gain personal and job satisfaction. It is a vital part of any quality human resource system.   Every enterprise wants and should expect high performance from each employee.The elements of a competency-based performance management system will, if implemented well, enable high performance which will define enterprise and personal success. Using performance management processes, an enterprise can be better placed to meet competitive challenges. This is done by:   ●identifying the critical positions   ●determining the most important competencies for those positions   ●providing the education, training and feedback required by employees   ●holding each person accountable for their results   The key to the performance management process is ‘performance appraisal.. Performance appraisal is simply an evaluation of how well an employee performs his or her job compared to a set of predetermined standards. It is a systematic process of feedback on an employee.s work performance, and agreement to future training plans, job goals and job aspirations.   To be effective, a performance appraisal needs to have a set of agreed criteria that will be the basis of feedback as well as of setting future goals. Units of competency provide a very effective tool for setting benchmarks or criteria for work performance. The performance criteria within units of competency can be used as measures to assess against in a performance appraisal or review. 操作提示:正确选T,错误选F。 1. Performance management is a very important part of any quality human resource system.回答 T 2. The aim of performance management is to punish the unqualified employees.回答 F 3. An enterprise can be better placed to meet competitive challenges by providing the education, training and feedback required by employees, for example.回答 T 4. Every enterprise can expect high performance from each employee.回答 F 5. “Performance management” is also called “performance appraisal”.回答 F
选择下列词汇的同义词。 singly 答案 1 on regular basis frequently 答案 2 chief blast 答案 3 instruct direct 答案 4 solely passionate 答案 5 pop obstruction 答案 6 summarize sum up 答案 7 enthusiastic principal 答案 8
Sometimes it is success-hindering that you do not share when you work in a team. 选择一项: 对 错
According to the summary addressed by the team leader, the conclusion “everybody.s business is nobody.s business” could be drawn. 选择一项: 对 错
In the third round, the employees were required to share the name information on each balloon they got. 选择一项: 对 错
In the second round, the employees only focused on finding out their own balloons, so only few of them found balloons with their names. 选择一项: 对 错
All the employees attending the team building event had two chances to blow up a balloon. If the balloon blasted twice, they failed. 选择一项: 对 错
There were many filled balloons in the cafeteria. 选择一项: 对 错
The place of this team building event was not a normal cafeteria. 选择一项: 对 错
Most of the 35 employees were good solution sharers and knew well about teamwork. 选择一项: 对 错
The 35 employees who had come together for a team building event were young, smart and passionate. 选择一项: 对 错
1. Team Leader: A team leader is the heart of the team. He / She guides the way for the rest of the group. 回答 队长/组长 2. Team Maven: All strong teams need individuals who are highly focused on knowledge — both acquiring and sharing it. 回答 行家里手/内行 3. Team Realist: While enthusiasm and soaring imaginations are indeed important qualities for teams to possess, it.s also imperative for groups to be grounded in reality. 回答 务实者 4. Team Communicator: When situations get a little stressful or tense, communicators serve as bridges between the various members. 回答 协调者 5. Team Supporter: If a team encounters a tough obstacle, it.s the job of the most passionate person to see the bright side of it — and then figure out how to use it. 回答 鼓舞者
Which of the following cases belongs to human failure? 选择一项: A. Decreasing creativity across departments. B. Adequate communication between departments. C. Increasing customer complaints.
Allocative failure does NOT happen when ____________. 选择一项: A. the correct information is not received by the right person B. a company gathers false information C. the right information goes to the right place
Chinese Whispers is ____________. 选择一项: A. a person who whispers in Chinese B. a game to pass message around in a whisper C. the fact that Chinese people who don.t normally talk very loudly
In the famous British Army Commander story, it was probably at the step of ____________ that went wrong in the communication chain. 选择一项: A. decoding B. sending C. conceiving
Confirming reception of the sent messages means ____________. 选择一项: A. the messages are sent to the right receivers. B. the messages are correctly written. C. the messages are correctly understood.
根据下方的描述选择对应的沟通方式。 1. a written or printed message to a person or group, usually sent by mail in an envelope 答案 1 letter 2. the writing, sending, and receiving of messages electronically 答案 2 E-mail 3. a list or program of things to be done or considered 答案 3 agenda 4. a facility enabling participants in distant locations to take part in a conference electronically 答案 4 video conferencing 5. a display that shows notices, advertisements, bulletins, etc 答案 5 notice board 6. an internal document that is generally short, focuses on a single topic, reports information, makes a request, or recommends future action 答案 6 memorandum 7. the telephonic transmission of scanned-in printed material 答案 7 fax 8. an official record of the proceedings of a meeting
Observation is as important as communication when you want to know what people really think. 选择一项: 对 错
Communicating sincerely is always the best. 选择一项: 对 错
Using technical jargon makes a leader convincing. 选择一项: 对 错
The say-do gap happens when people misunderstand their leader.s intention. 选择一项: 对 错
Communication and leadership don.t always go hand in hand. 选择一项: 对 错
Which of the following statements about Cathy.s boss is NOT TRUE? 选择一项: A. She identifies the problems and offers her solution to Cathy. B. She doesn.t blame Cathy for the current problems of her team. C. She leaves all the problems to herself.
Who has caused some problems amongst the team in the past? 选择一项: A. Cathy. B. Frank. C. Gary.
What does the boss propose to solve the problem? 选择一项: A. To cut off some training. B. To have someone to do Cathy.s job when she.s away. C. To replace Cathy with a team member.
What is the main contribution to the latest problem according to Cathy? 选择一项: A. Too much training. B. Frequent absence. C. Very little concentration.
Cathy is asked to discuss a work problem about ____________ with her boss. 选择一项: A. a former team member. B. lack of efficiency. C. a new supervisor.
Alison doesn.t agree with Sean.s suggestion dealing with John. 选择一项: 对 错
Sean thinks Alison is not a good employee. 选择一项: 对 错
Alison has a communication problem with Sean. 选择一项: 对 错
Alison and Sean attended the meeting together. 选择一项: 对 错
Alison doesn.t feel good about the meeting yesterday. 选择一项: 对 错
posture 选择一项: A. Non-Verbal Communication B. Verbal Communication
space 选择一项: A. Non-Verbal Communication B. Verbal Communication
eye contact 选择一项: A. Non-Verbal Communication B. Verbal Communication
touch 选择一项: A. Verbal Communication B. Non-Verbal Communication
gesture 选择一项: A. Non-Verbal Communication B. Verbal Communication
voice 选择一项: A. Non-Verbal Communication B. Verbal Communication
body movement 选择一项: A. Verbal Communication B. Non-Verbal Communication
tone 选择一项: A. Verbal Communication B. Non-Verbal Communication
facial expression 选择一项: A. Verbal Communication B. Non-Verbal Communication
If employees are treated unfairly, it may 回答 invites dissatisfaction and conflict among employees.
Orders and instructions should 回答 flow down from the higher manager to the lower one. Formal communications and complaints should 回答 move upward in the same channel.
Pay and rewards should 回答 reflect each person.s efforts and, more important, each person.s contribution to the organization.s goal.
Managers should place their personal interests 回答 to those of the total organization.
Every organization should have only one 回答 plan, one set of overriding goals.
If you want loyalty and cooperation from 回答 , you must be loyal and cooperative in return.
Managers must have the 回答 to give orders and instructions, but they must also accept responsibility for whether the work is done correctly.
Work should be 回答 so that each person will perform a specialized portion.