Performance Management Question Bank

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The Underpinning Key Skills for Performance Management TYPES OF QUESTIONS Open Questions Probing Questions Reflecting Questions Focusing Questions LEVELS OF LISTENING Empathetic Listening Listen Attentively Listen Selectively Pretend to Listen Ignore Completely QRG 9

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The underpinning key skills of perfomance management including types of questions and levels of listening

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The Underpinning Key Skills for Performance Management

TYPES OF QUESTIONS

Open Questions

Probing Questions

Reflecting Questions

Focusing Questions

LEVELS OF LISTENING

Empathetic Listening

Listen Attentively

Listen Selectively

Pretend to Listen

Ignore Completely

QRG 9

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Question Examples

Question What do you want to achieve long term?

Type Open

Listening Level Attentively

Purpose Development discussion

Question What will it need in terms of skills development?

Type Probing

Listening Level Attentively

Purpose Development discussion

Question It sounds as though you’ve been thinking a lot about this?

Type Reflecting

Listening Level Empathetic

Purpose Development discussion

Question What kind of work could you do now which will develop the skills you need?

Type Focusing

Listening Level Attentively

Purpose Development discussion

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Question Examples

Question What part of your job do you find most difficult?

Type Open

Listening Level Empathetic

Purpose Performance discussion

Question What aspect of it is a problem for you?

Type Probing

Listening Level Empathetic

Purpose Performance discussion

Question It sounds as though you really want to work independently on your own thing?

Type Reflecting

Listening Level Empathetic

Purpose Performance/Development discussion

Question So what specific training do you think you would need to take on independent projects?

Type Focusing

Listening Level Attentively

Purpose Performance/Development discussion

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Question Examples

Question How are you finding the hours for this job?

Type Open

Listening Level Empathetic

Purpose Performance discussion

Question How do the hours impact on how you do your work?

Type Probing

Listening Level Empathetic

Purpose Performance discussion

Question So you think it would be better for you to start earlier and finish earlier?

Type Reflecting

Listening Level Empathetic

Purpose Performance discussion

Question OK can you prioritise and suggest what work could be cut out?

Type Focusing

Listening Level Attentively

Purpose Performance discussion

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