• Events
    • Business Breakfasts
    • Ultimate Masterclass Festival
    • Northern Star Business Awards
    • Speed networking
    • Maximise your membership
    • Photo gallery
    • All events
  • Training
    • Management and leadership
    • Finance
    • Business skills
    • International business
    • Digital marketing
    • All courses
  • News
    • Latest news
    • Blogs & opinion
    • Business Bulletin
    • Morning Bulletin
    • ChamberTalk
    • Advertise with us
  • Import / Export
    • Customs broker
    • Certificates of origin
    • ATA Carnets
    • T1 transit documents
    • Letters of credit
    • Legalisation of documents
  • Economic development
    • Our policy priorities
    • Political engagement
    • Policy Chamber
    • Buchan Rail Campaign
    • Investment Tracker
    • Energy Transition Survey
    • North Sea Transition Taskforce
    • Scotland's Urban AGE
    • Quarterly Economic Survey
    • 2024 General Election Manifesto
  • Research
    • Market research
    • Industry research
    • Consumer insights
    • Employee engagement
    • Impact assessments
    • Feasibility studies
    • Our approach
    • Our recent work
  • Join AGCC
  • Member Zone
  • About
    • Meet the team
    • Join our team
    • Premier partners
  • Contact
  1. Home
  2. Training

Reviews and appraisals

  • October 03, 2025
  • 09:30 - 16:30
Member
£330.00
plus VAT
Saving £170
non-Member £500.00
plus VAT
Book my place

A positive, impactful appraisal can be a transformational experience in an employee’s career development, motivating them to achieve success.

A bad one can have the opposite effect. Many of us find delivering appraisals or reviews uncomfortable in the extreme, maybe because there are difficult conversations to be had, or we’re just not sure what to say. Or perhaps your workload is making effective preparation so arduous that don’t do yourself or your team justice, so you stick to safe, but uninspiring feedback.

This course will take you through all the tools and techniques you need to plan, prepare and deliver an effective appraisal with purpose and meaning for everyone involved.

What will you learn?

This course is split into sections:

How to plan for success

  • The importance of a respectful and compassionate appraisal
  • Connecting individual performance and organisational drivers
  • Guiding appraisees to see where they fit within your organisation and how they make a difference

Preparing for the appraisal

  • Creating a plan for a purposeful conversation
  • Preparing for risks and reaction

Controlling the conversation

  • Encouraging open discussion
  • Delivering a balanced appraisal
  • Difficult feedback, disagreement and resistance
  • Handling expressed emotion

Making it stick

  • Co-creating objectives
  • Getting buy in
  • Measuring success
  • Rolling evaluations

Who is it for?

Managers, supervisors and HR professionals involved in the appraisal process.

Cost and duration

This course lasts for one day and is delivered at the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce Training Hub by our approved expert trainers.

These sessions are also perfect for groups of staff that require the same training and can also be organised at your offices, an external location of your choosing.

Louise and Jason Shoot 036

Louise Couper

Louise is a passionate learning and development professional who has been delivering training on behalf of the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce for almost 15 years. With a background in hospitality, the charity sector and oil and gas, she brings real-world insight and warmth to every session. Louise has helped hundreds of teams across a wide range of industries to build stronger leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. She specialises in soft skills training that is engaging, practical and rooted in evidence-based approaches. Drawing on psychology-informed tools, she creates interactive sessions that delegates consistently describe as energising, thought-provoking and packed with practical tools they can apply straight away.

Location

Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce
The Hub, Exploration Drive
Aberdeen Energy Park
Bridge of Don
Aberdeen
AB23 8GX

Availability Places available
Back to courses

More like this…

View all
  • Artboard 6 copy 10

    Essential supervisory skills

    For those stepping up to a supervisory role for the first time, it can be a big leap. However, we have designed a course to equip them with the core skills that they need to succeed.

    Sep 18 09:30
  • Artboard 25 copy 2

    Customs procedures and documentation

    This course provides further detail around the key information and documentation required for customs whilst also looking at the customs procedures and compliance requirements for successful international trade.

    Sep 18 09:30
  • Artboard 6 copy 3

    Motivation and delegation

    This course has been designed by leading people management experts with one aim – boosting team performance.

    Sep 22 09:30

Share this page

·

Don't just join, join in

Being a member of Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce can bring significant value to your business. Talk to us today to find out more.

Join us
British Chambers of Commerce Living Wage Foundation Young persons guarantee
The Hub, Exploration Drive
Aberdeen Energy Park, Bridge of Don
Aberdeen, AB23 8GX
info@agcc.co.uk 01224 343900

© AGCC · Legal notices