Summary
People capability is shaped by how organisations hire, develop, engage, support, and retain talent. This course builds practical skill in Performance Management so managers and HR teams can improve consistency, employee experience, and workforce effectiveness. In this Performance Management Training Course in Dalian, participants build practical capability in Performance Management with focus on goal clarity, feedback, accountability, and development through performance conversations. The programme is designed for organisations in Dalian that want more consistent delivery, clearer judgement, and stronger real-world usage.
Moving beyond theory, the programme addresses the practical side of Performance Management: how it works in live settings, where frequent challenges arise, and how to translate the learning into immediate action across roles and teams.
Audience
- team leaders involved in hiring, development, engagement, or performance
- L&D, talent, and culture teams
- HR professionals and people managers
- managers who need stronger people-management foundations
- professionals supporting workforce capability and employee experience
Learning Outcomes
- use working frameworks, questions, and planning tools
- support stronger employee experience and manager capability
- align actions more effectively with organisational priorities and culture
- run clearer performance conversations and handle expectations more constructively
- improve consistency, fairness, and communication in people processes
- apply stronger practice in Performance Management across day-to-day people decisions
- recognise common people risks and process gaps
Agenda / Modules
Module 1: Performance management foundations
- purpose of Performance Management beyond forms and ratings
- manager role in clarity, consistency, and fairness
- linking performance to goals and behaviour
Module 2: Setting expectations and goals
- setting expectations, priorities, and meaningful goals
- making standards observable and discussable
- avoiding vague or conflicting messages
Module 3: Feedback and review conversations
- giving balanced feedback and running review discussions
- preparing evidence and examples
- keeping the conversation productive and credible
Module 4: Handling gaps, resistance, and accountability
- addressing performance gaps, defensiveness, or avoidance
- using accountability without damaging trust
- documenting next steps appropriately
Module 5: Development and follow-through
- linking performance to coaching, development, and follow-through
- tracking actions over time
- building stronger manager habits after the course
Business Benefits
- improved consistency across teams and managers
- stronger capability in hiring, development, engagement, or retention
- better alignment between people practice and business needs
- better goal clarity, feedback quality, and manager accountability in performance discussions
- clearer expectations, conversations, and follow-through
- better people management quality and employee experience
What’s Included
- toolkits, frameworks, and discussion exercises
- interactive workshop with practical manager and HR scenarios
- examples focused on real employee and team situations
- optional tailoring to policy, culture, or people-process priorities
- materials that support post-course application
FAQs
1. Who should attend this Performance Management course?
This programme is designed for professionals, managers, and teams who need stronger practical capability in Performance Management. The group composition can be adapted based on seniority, department, and business requirements.
2. Can the course be tailored for our organisation in Dalian?
Yes. The programme can be adapted to your industry, internal terminology, systems, policies, examples, and team challenges so the learning is more directly usable after the workshop.
3. Is this course suitable for mixed-function groups?
Usually, yes. The workshop can be run for a single function or for mixed groups where collaboration across roles is important.
4. Does the course include practical exercises?
Yes. Depending on the format, the course can include collaborative tasks, scenario work, guided reflection, and trainer-led application exercises.
5. Can this be delivered virtually as well as in person?
Yes. Choose from in-person sessions in Dalian, live online delivery, or private corporate training for teams based in China and the wider Asia-Pacific region.