A lmost all of us have gone through the ritual. The trek to the boss’s office, the tense stares across the desk, the awkward mix of praise and criticism—and the potential for a promotion or a pink ...

Designed to enhance your work output, performance reviews are those pivotal meetings that roll around annually (or sometimes more frequently) to assess your contributions, pinpoint missteps, and shine ...

Performance reviews are a cornerstone of effective team management, offering an opportunity to provide constructive feedback, recognize achievements, and establish goals for the future. Well-crafted ...

To say managers and employees often approach performance reviews with mixed feelings would be doing a disservice to mixed feelings. While necessary, they’re rarely enjoyable for either party. At its ...

There are a few workplace topics that consistently bring out strong feelings, and performance reviews is at the top of that list. While most people would agree that it’s a good thing to have a tool to ...

A well-structured performance review process is essential for aligning individual development with organizational success. Throughout my career, I’ve found that setting goals, continuous feedback and ...

As an employee, it can feel disheartening to receive a “not meeting expectations” assessment on your performance review, but with help from your manager, you can take steps to course-correct and make ...

A positive corporate culture is built on a foundation of trust. To enjoy the long-lasting benefits of a positive culture, a team must trust its leadership. For that to occur, leadership must first ...

This post will explore 12 issues that make many performance reviews unproductive and outdated and share emotionally intelligent strategies to improve the performance review process. Many organizations ...

Organizations typically conduct performance reviews at least once a year, and rare is the individual who truly enjoys performance reviews. Most managers find it unpleasant to deliver negative feedback ...

Why do we spend so much time on a process nobody wants? If you’re doing it right, the performance review process should be unnecessary. I’ve never been a big fan of annual performance reviews. Frankly ...