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We've pulled together our best thinking on human performance improvement and have tied all the pieces together to create what we believe to be an important contribution to the field of performance management and performance reviews.

Our latest work on performance management can be found in Ultimate Performance Management — the new book just published by ASTD Press.

Please note: We are a small consulting and training firm and we don't have full-time staff hired to fill book orders. We will do our best to ship your requested items to you as soon as possible. Due to our client work, however, there are times when we are out of the office for days or weeks at a time. For this reason, please allow up to two weeks for shipping your order.

If you need immediate shipment of your purchase from us, we encourage you to e-mail (RCI@RussellConsultingInc.com) or call (608.274.4482) us first -- just to ensure that we are available to meet your expectations. Thank you for understanding!

Buy Ultimate Performance Management

If you want to explore practical strategies for developing a performance-oriented culture in your company and performance management skills in both your managers and individual contributors, then Ultimate Performance Management is for you. In this book — one of the first in ASTD's popular Ultimate series — we offer you an innovative yet practical guide to designing a comprehensive performance management system for your company.

Buy Ultimate Performance Management at our special introductory price of $59.95 (retails at $69.95).

Ultimate Performance Management

About Ultimate Performance Management

In addition to helping you design a comprehensive performance management system for your company, the book is also filled with practical tips for creating workshops to develop performance management competencies in leaders, managers, and individual contributors.

The book includes teaching points and transitions, active training exercises, handouts, PowerPoint presentations, supplemental resources, and so forth.

All handouts and PowerPoint slides are on a CD-ROM included with the book!

Don't take our word for it. Read the testimonials to the right!

Book Outline:

  • Chapter 1: Introduction - How To Use This Book Effectively
  • Chapter 2: An Introduction to Performance Management
  • Chapter 3: Assessing Your Performance Management Culture
  • Chapter 4: Turning People on to Learning
  • Chapter 5: Evaluating Your Training Program Results
  • Chapter 6: One-Day Workshop: Developing a Coaching Relationship
  • Chapter 7: One-Day Workshop: Performance Goal Setting
  • Chapter 8: Half-Day Workshop: Diagnosing Performance Problems
  • Chapter 9: One-Day Workshop: Conducting Performance Coaching Conversations and the Annual Review
  • Chapter 10: Half-Day Workshop: The Employee's Role within the Partnership for Performance
  • Appendix A: Using the Accompanying CD
  • Appendix B: Handouts
  • Appendix C: Training Instruments
  • Appendix D: Training Tools
  • Appendix E: Learning Activities
  • For Further Reading

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Ultimate Performance Management

"Once again, Jeffrey and Linda Russell's knowledge of human resource systems and practices is apparent. This thorough book stresses the importance of a well-organized and well-implemented performance review process. Plus, the format of each chapter is easy to understand and put into practice. I found the training workshops especially helpful."

— Sue Durst
HR Director
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation

"I've always found Jeff and Linda Russell's advice and approach to be practical, targeted, and easy to implement. This book takes theory and implementation to an even high level. When I introduced our organization's supervisors to a coaching and performance review concept using a supporting graphic from this book, we discussed coaching and supervision in a new, frank, and thorough way. And now we've developed a strong implementation plan for performance reviews."

— Gary Berger
VP of Finance and Human Resources
Wisconsin Alumni Association

"Ultimate Performance Management is outstanding! If you want to enable organizations, managers, and employees to truly become 'partners in performance,' then this book is for you. Jeff and Linda Russell have created a powerful resource to help elevate the performance management process from merely good to great!"

— Michael Greenhouse
Change Integration Consultant
AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah