By Seth Supran

Feel like your hands are tied when it comes to underperforming employees?
Trying to create a more positive work environment?
Wondering how to implement recent changes to the federal hiring process?

Here’s your quick-reference guide for whenever a performance management question comes up. The easy-to-use Question-and-Answer format gives you instant solutions for handling every step of performance management — from hiring to removal — so you can get the most from your employees.

Find guidance on every stage of employment … from learning what can be done prior to an employee being hired, to managing probationary employees, and finally to evaluating performance, curbing poor performance and inspiring better performance.

You’ll resolve problems before they escalate, with on-hand guidance to:

• Write position descriptions and performance standards
• Manage the performance of teleworkers
• Identify what causes poor performance and how to correct it
• Decide whether to rehabilitate or remove a poor performer
• And more