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Performance Review: How to respond to frustrating or lazy performance feedback

Let's Grow Leaders

Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review. A few years ago, I wrote “Avoid These Infuriating Phrases in End-of-Year Feedback” to encourage managers to stop making stupid comments when giving a performance review. How to Respond to the Most Infuriating Kind of Performance Review.

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Conduct your OWN performance Review

Career Advancement

Client Clara asks: I always get so nervous before my annual performance review. Coach Joel answers: Performance reviews can be daunting, but being proactive about the process will make it a motivating ritual that you look forward to. Aim to conduct your own performance review on a quarterly basis.

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How do you write an impactful performance review phrase?

HR Digest

As a manager, you have to give constructive feedback and this is easier when you have a list of performance review examples to guide you. This can help them highlight their strengths and weaknesses which would be beneficial for the company’s productivity as well as the employee’s overall performance.

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Striking the Right Tone: Things to Say in a Performance Review

HR Digest

among many others, published a list of performance review horror stories from unhappy employees and it is hard not to wince at these experiences. Finding the right things to say in a performance review can be difficult, both for the reviewer and the employee, but it is undeniably important for everyone to try and get it right.

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How to Write a Performance Review: The Journey from Start to Finish

HR Digest

With an endless list of employees working under you, figuring out how to write a meaningful performance review can be very difficult. While annual reviews are slowly going out of style, employee performance reviews are still a crucial process that allows employers and employees to track individual progress.

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Expert Strategies for Handling Vague Feedback from Your Boss

Let's Grow Leaders

Try saying, “Could you give me an example of what you’re referring to?” And when feedback is unclear, don’t hesitate to ask for concrete examples. You might say, “I’m committed to improving my performance in this area, but it’s hard to understand what needs to change without concrete examples.”

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Choose the Right Employee Evaluation Phrases in Your Performance Reviews

HR Digest

There is something about performance reviews we are not getting right but paying attention to what these reviews mention might be helpful. Employees are seeking to be evaluated, however, Trinet and Wakefield Research found that 22 percent of employees preferred to call in sick rather than face formal performance reviews.