In corporate life, nothing matters more than employee performance. If people are productive, the organization prospers. If they are not, it does poorly. Your job as a manager is to ensure that your employees do their jobs so well that they consistently meet or exceed their planned goals. This is the essence of performance management, the subject of this manual in the solid Harvard Business Essentials series. This book, written to be concise, clear and easy to read, explains how to organize a performance-management program. The agenda includes setting goals, monitoring work accomplishments, motivating employees, coaching, dealing with problem workers and much more, including numerous clarifying examples. getAbstract recommends this accessible yet highly illuminating book.