A Leader's Guide to Powerful Performance Reviews, will provide golden nuggets of insight into one of the most important aspects of talent management. Participants of this Lunch and Learn will increase their understanding of: · Creating a culture of transparency and an equal opportunity to win · Goal setting and leadership organization strategies · Different types of employee feedback (Performance Improvement Plans, Performance Reviews, Coaching Forms) · Leveraging self-evaluations and peer evaluations · Restating goals, expectations, and key metrics for success · Using neutral language to avoid the horns and halo effect · Conducting courageous conversations and earning agreement · Overcoming objections Sarah Schwarz is a business services expert with over 20 years of experience in the Human Resources field. Sarah has been a revered consultant by many of the Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. as well as hundreds of small businesses. She is a National Speaker for SHRM and was the Featured Hope for Heroes Speaker for American Cancer Society (2015). Currently she is the Director of Human Resources and Sales Operations for Stanley Steemer, Inc.