Managers cite performance appraisals or annual reviews as one of their most disliked tasks. But that doesn’t have to be the case — train your management team and workers to get the most out of performance appraisals. Coastal’s performance appraisal and employee training covers a variety of topics from the effectively documenting disciplinary action to performing effective employee evaluations.

Employee performance appraisals are important so that your workers can understand what areas of their job need improving. Be sure to browse our performance feedback training courses listed below to ensure that your workers are getting the most out of their performance appraisals. Follow the links to watch free previews online, or have free 7-day previews shipped directly to your facility.

Help your management team through one of their most dreaded tasks. Give them the proper training on documenting discipline and performance evaluations so that they can effectively communicate with their employees.  

Teach managers why it's important to make a caring attitude and honest feedback the foundation of an appraisal meeting.

Care and Candor: Making Performance Appraisals Work (DVD)

Care and Candor: Making Performance Appraisals Work (Video)

Get the keys to a successful performance appraisal.

Looking Forward: Your Performance Appraisal (DVD)

Looking Forward: Your Performance Appraisal (Video)

This program discusses protection from legal problems, how to conduct an appraisal, the interview format and goal setting.

Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals (Online Course)

Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals (DVD)

Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals (Video)

Legal and Effective Performance Appraisals (Handbook)

To compliment is to create a happier and more productive workplace.

Performance Matters: The Importance of Praise (DVD)

Put them down, and down your organization goes as well.

Performance Matters: The Need for Constructive Criticism (DVD)

There's more to it than filling out year-end forms.

The Human Touch Performance Appraisal II (DVD)

The Human Touch Performance Appraisal (How-To Book)

The Human Touch Performance Appraisal II (Trainer's Toolkit)

If you think that managers must go beyond the performance appraisal, you're right. And here's how to do it.

Beyond Appraisal: Managing Performance Every Day (Video)

A frustrated manager has an impending appraisal, and he has no idea how to conduct it properly.

Continuous Performance Appraisals (Video)

Get the full arsenal of feedback-giving-and-receiving skills.

Feedback Solutions Series 4-Part Series (Video)

A coach's guide to building 'star' employees.

From Faking It To Making It (DVD)

Diagnose this disaster of an interview.

How Am I Doing (DVD)

Cautionary tales for better performance appraisals.

I'd Like A Word With You (DVD)

Need feedback guidelines? Sit down on the matter with this program.

Let's Talk! Performance Feedback (DVD)

Let's Talk! Performance Feedback (Video)

Let's Talk! Performance Feedback (Handbook)

Let's Talk! Performance Feedback (Handbook)

What went wrong? Watch 10 performance appraisals that didn't end too well....

Not Just Another Meeting (DVD)

Not Just Another Meeting (Video)

Takes a straightforward, yet entertaining approach to delivering the message that solving an employee performance challenge is rarely easy or quick.

Once and for All (Video)

Zap the six classic nightmares of performance reviews!

Performance Review: Every Manager's Nightmare (DVD)

Leaders coach their employees. But who will coach the coaches?

Positive Discipline (DVD)

Stick to the fundamentals of the appraisal process.

The Dreaded Appraisal (DVD)

Performance appraisal that's smooth, clean and lawsuit-free.

The Legal Side of Evaluating Performance (Video)