PERFORMANCE COUNSELLING PROCESS

Firstly, the counsellor should be an excellent listener. He should pay attention to the ideas, feelings, and sentiments of the person being counselled. This enables the counsellor to understand and analyse the subordinate's concern. The effectiveness of a performance counselling session, therefore, depends on the efficiency of asking questions. The questions should be framed in such a way that they should try to seek constructive suggestions from the subordinate, should be open-ended and empathetic, but should not be critical or appearing as if the intention of the counsellor is to test or evaluate the subordinate person.

Secondly, the performance-counselling process should ensure communication of feedback to the ...

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