It’s easy to say you can use any performance review phrase, change it to “I” or “me” and be finished with your performance review – but it’s not always that simple. You want your phrases to be honest, accurate, but not too harsh. Phrases criticizing performance need to be well balanced. We’ve compiled a list […]
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Get Rid of the Performance Review!
Sam Culbert, author of Get Rid of the Performance Review, editorialized in the Wall Street Journal about the why and how of eliminating the performance review. Though we hate the performance review in its current incarnation, we’re actually not in favor or eliminating it outright – unless you have a better system to replace it […]
240+ Performance Evaluation Phrases – Sample Performance Review Statements
We’ve compiled over 240 of our favorite performance review phrases you can use for performance evaluations or self evaluations.
Video: Painful Performance Appraisal Process
A painful performance review from “The Office” UK version. Have you ever experienced a painful performance appraisal like this one?
Video: How to Improve Your Next Performance Review
Dwight and Jim, from The Office, discuss how to improve your chances of getting a raise in your next performance review. What is your acrostic for your name which is guaranteed to get you a raise?
Attitude: Sample Performance Review Phrases
A good attitude is one of the most important traits an employee could have. I will take a pleasant and good attitude over almost anything else when I hire someone and would promote someone with a good attitude over someone who has a poor attitude, yet better job skills. A good attitude is so crucial […]
Get Rid of the Performance Review! A Book Review
I’ve found most performance reviews to be uncomfortable experiences. At times I wondered what’s wrong with me? Is it normal to dislike the performance review process. After reading Samuel Culbert’s new book, Get Rid of the Performance Review!: How Companies Can Stop Intimidating, Start Managing – and Focus on What Really Matters, I understand why […]
It’s Performance Review Time Again?
It’s not that Time Again, Is it? Unfortunately, I think this is most manager’s first thought when it comes time for annual performance appraisals. The annual performance review is a time for an employee to reflect on the previous year and a time for the manager to take an opportunity to explain what an employee […]
Sample Performance Appraisal for Customer Service Positions
Customer service is one of most difficult positions to manage – high turnover, unsatisfied employees, large number of employees, difficult situations all add up to a nightmare during performance review time for most supervisors and managers. We provide this sample performance appraisal for customer service positions to help you write performance reviews for your employees. […]