Designed to help you get the best out of your team, this practical book shows you how to motivate and engage people through the effective design, application and review of performance management. Checklists and practical guidance notes are provided to help you understand the principles and practice of effective performance management and how the process can be an essential lever in enhancing the performance and motivation of individuals and teams in your organization. Headteachers, team leaders, governors and trainers will reach for this book again and again. The book is divided into two parts. Part I, Performance Coaching contains: (1) Coaching your team; (2) Coaching for performance; (3) Motivating your team and (4) Motivation and continuous improvement. Part II, Theory into Practice concludes with: (5) From performance management to performance coaching in schools; (6) Performance planning; (7) Performance monitoring; and (8) Performance review. A bibliography and an index are also included.