{"id":253,"date":"2017-07-28T19:06:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T19:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-principlesofmanagement\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=253"},"modified":"2017-08-16T21:18:59","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T21:18:59","slug":"introduction-to-employee-development-and-performance-evaluations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-principlesmanagement\/chapter\/introduction-to-employee-development-and-performance-evaluations\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Employee Development and Performance Evaluations","rendered":"Introduction to Employee Development and Performance Evaluations"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you\u2019ll learn to do: describe employee development and performance evaluations<\/h2>\r\nGood managers know that employees are the company\u2019s most valuable assets. 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The better their skills and abilities, the more likely it is that employees will succeed in their jobs and progress in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Performance evaluations are a tool for determining how quickly and well an employee is developing. 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