Performance appraisal has become the norm in almost all organizations. Yet when those organizations do employee satisfaction surveys, discontent with the performance appraisal process is almost universal. What's is going on? Is there a better alternative? There is. It is called performance contracting. It's byline is "Shape the Future, Don't Appraise the Past." Focused on helping managers and direct reports communicate about what work needs to be done, and how this work will be measured or evaluated, performance contracting is a dynamic alternative to traditional performance appraisal. In this book, Roelf Woldring, who has managed hundreds of people over the course of his career, tells you why and how he chose to be a "performance contractor." He guides you through the steps you need to become a performance contracting wizard. He shows you how to use it to dramatically improving your hiring, so that you can avoid those bad hires which demoralize us all. The last section of the book is a complete workbook for managers and subordinates. It outlines what each has to do to make performance contracting work. It ties the personal performance contracting (PPC) process, to a better form of appraisal - Personal Performance Evaluation (PPE), and to the steps that individuals can take to increase their on-the-job skills - Personal Professional Development (PPD). A better alternative for 21st Century, personal performance contracting works for everyone, no matter of which "generation" they are a member. In these pages, you will discover the why, the how and the who of performance contracting. Whether you are a boss, or a direct report, or both, you owe it to yourself to implement this better way.