Performance Reviews

Workplace Coach: No reason to dread giving reviews

It’s that time of year again — time for the often-dreaded performance review. Though we could easily debate the merits and imperfections in the review process of many companies, we will instead focus on how managers can better prepare to deliver an effective review. Most managers want their people to come away from a review [...]

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Workplace Coach: How bosses can get most out of reviews

Delivering performance reviews can create a lot of anxiety for many bosses. They tend to put off preparing for them because of the enormousness of the paperwork involved and their discomfort delivering them. Sadly, reviews are often viewed by managers as a “necessary evil” instead of an opportunity to help staff grow, advance their careers [...]

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Workplace Coach: Dos, don’ts for workplace reviews

As the end of the year looms, so does the annual management task of delivering performance reviews. More than 70 million Americans go through this annual ritual, yet most of us dread both giving and receiving them. “Dilbert” cartoonist Scott Adams claims that the annual performance review is “one of the most frightening and degrading [...]

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