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University of Minnesota

Managing Employee Performance

Once you have hired good employees, the next step that successful people managers take is to develop the full potential of their employees. Performance management is a process that helps managers achieve the goal of getting the best from their employees. In this third course in the Human Resources for People Managers specialization, we will discuss the skills and key processes you will need to develop your employees to attain department and organizational goals. These skills will include setting clear expectations, providing positive and corrective feedback, and delivering an effective performance appraisal.

Status: Goal Setting
Status: Performance Measurement
Course15 hours

Featured reviews

MM

5.0Reviewed Apr 17, 2023

excellent informative engaging course. I like all the teachers on this course ,not too rigid! I recommend to anyone working in HR or those like me new in supervisory roles.

NN

5.0Reviewed Aug 2, 2020

This course was very well structured with lots of information. The curriculum was very short and clear. My hearty thanks to the instructor who sho designed the course with high content clarity.

SJ

4.0Reviewed Oct 30, 2017

The course is very easy to understand and practical, the addition of civility in this model completes fundamentals for an effective performance management program in organisations.

ES

5.0Reviewed Dec 1, 2022

I really enjoyed the metaphors used by Professor Bourgerie. I have a greater understanding on how to create a successful workplace culture and focus on hiring quality managers.

GN

5.0Reviewed Jul 25, 2020

I was searching for a course that would teach me something about managing employees but Larry Bourgerie left me with so much more than that! I'm really glad I took this course.

MH

5.0Reviewed Oct 10, 2021

this course is amazing, give me a lot of knowledge i haven't know before. give me a lot of benefit. so insightful. thank you so much university of minnesota, the lecture, and especially for Coursera.

K

5.0Reviewed Jan 25, 2021

Great outline and demonstration of knowledge. This course is very interactive and teaches you several life lessons applicable to the HR Department and the organization as a whole.

BO

5.0Reviewed Jun 30, 2018

Another great course. This course explains and delivers the benefits of having clear goals and objectives that outline who, what, and when of the employee and reduces any surprises to expectations!

CC

5.0Reviewed Dec 4, 2021

Thank you Larry for the wonderful course and excellent, clear delivery of concepts with relevant examples which made the understanding very easy. Very useful course. Many many thanks.

JD

5.0Reviewed Mar 19, 2021

This course war quite fulfilling. I learned so much helpful information that will not only help with refining my own skills but helping with the overall advancement or practices at my organization.

EK

5.0Reviewed Mar 17, 2018

One of the best HR-related courses I've ever taken. So many valuable insights that are presented as a system to provide big picture of the performance management in organizations.

NS

5.0Reviewed Oct 1, 2016

It's a great course for people who are newcomers in employee performance management. And for those who seek to have better career with this knowledge, I think this could advantage them.