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Tough Love Performance Reviews, in 10 Minutes

Harvard Business Review

There’s growing evidence that conventional performance reviews are not working. According to a CEB analysis, organizations can only improve employee performance 3% to 5% using standard performance management approaches. As my company grew, I started seeing the issues with conventional reviews firsthand.

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External Hires May Highlight a People Development Failure

Modern Servant Leader

Assess Departure Risks Regularly: When conducting team performance reviews, assess which employees you believe are at risk for departure (hopefully few). Assess Growth Regularly : Make sure you always look at what you need in terms of additional staff in the next 6, 12, 18 & 24 months.