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Fixing Performance Reviews, for Good

SHRM Organizational Development

We’re hearing a lot lately about the disappointment and frustration of performance reviews. At Confirm, we run performance cycles for our customers every day. Employee performance follows a power law, not a bell curve 3. We’ve learned that: 1. How we work isn't how we're measured 2. military to evaluate recruits.

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40 Performance Review Questions HR Can Implement

AIHR

A performance review is a crucial time for employers and employees alike, meaning employers must ask the right performance review questions. HR plays an essential role in ensuring that performance reviews are carried out fairly, transparently and with the right goals in mind.

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Tips for Conducting Effective Manager Performance Reviews

Zenefits

Performance reviews are an important tool for business and its workers. At every level, performance reviews inform workers of what’s important to their organization, their manager, and their staff. An emerging trend in performance reviews is to look at the review from a wider perspective.

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The Best Way To Give A Negative Performance Review

Forbes Leadership

Pre-recorded video is an unconventional, yet highly effective, method of delivery for negative performance reviews — giving employees time to process and incentive to improve.

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5 Steps To Take After A Negative Performance Review

Forbes Leadership

If your manager hasn’t been giving you regular feedback, and you haven’t proactively asked for it, then you don’t know what kind of performance review you’ll have.

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7 Steps For Leaders Preparing Manager Performance Reviews

Forbes Leadership

The goal of a performance review is to help managers see the “why”—that is, why they are working in a certain way and how it fits into group strategy writ large. Understanding the “why” allows managers to make better implementation decisions and feel more empowered on the job.

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What Are 2-Way Performance Reviews?

Zenefits

Performance reviews, or employee evaluations, can be an annual event or come more frequently. The object of the review is to look back at the year to assess how the employee has performed. There are several types of performance reviews , some based on rating scales. What are 2-way performance reviews?