Managers need to provide fair and accurate performance appraisals to their employees, but the result is sometimes muddled and stressful. Performance Appraisal Best Practices provides guidance by describing every step in the appraisal process, including preparatory work by the manager and employee, the performance discussion, and how to handle the more difficult topics. The manual also addresses the performance appraisal review form and the development plan, as well as the different types of performance review models and the situations in which they are most applicable. In addition, it describes how to mitigate some negative aspects of the process. In short, it can be used to create a more effective and less stressful performance evaluation process.