Scenario - Gregory Trout
Gregory Trout has just received a memo explaining that because of his department's success with the newly developed Trout, Inc., that his request for three new employees has been approved. Gregory now faces the challenge of working with the areas of human resource management in recruiting, selecting, training and maintaining effective employees.
-When making a performance evaluation, which of the following suggestions would NOT help Gregory?
A) Be personally knowledgeable about the employee's job and performance levels.
B) Be prepared to tell and sell his view to the employee when necessary.
C) Give more frequent feedback to newer employees.
D) All of these suggestions would be helpful.

Question

Scenario - Gregory Trout 
Gregory Trout has just received a memo explaining that because of his department's success with the newly developed Trout, Inc., that his request for three new employees has been approved. Gregory now faces the challenge of working with the areas of human resource management in recruiting, selecting, training and maintaining effective employees.
-When making a performance evaluation, which of the following suggestions would NOT help Gregory?
A) Be personally knowledgeable about the employee's job and performance levels.
B) Be prepared to tell and sell his view to the employee when necessary.
C) Give more frequent feedback to newer employees.
D) All of these suggestions would be helpful.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Being prepared to tell and sell his view to the employee when necessary is not a helpful suggestion for making a performance evaluation. Performance evaluations should be objective and based on facts, not on the evaluator's personal opinions.