'Writing an Annual Performance Review that Inspires Employees' peoplemanagement managingtechnicalpeople
These groups capture the nuances of one’s performance. People are complex – each person brings different strengths and weaknesses. This structure enables me to dive into those details.
The final piece is to highlight the behaviors of the career framework. Defining these behaviors shows the specific spots employees need to pay attention to. I like this method because career frameworks have a LOT of information. Noting the behaviors they can ignore gives more space to focus on one’s growth areas.Using Square’s Career Ladder, we’ll evaluate a Level 5 Engineer.I’m happy to see the work you’ve put into writing design documents this review I’m happy to see the work you’ve put into writing design documents this review period. You provided clear plans that other engineers understood and aligned with you on.
This approach removes the anxiety from the review conversation. It allows everyone to focus on the goals defined from the discussion.Giving a performance review is daunting for new managers. There’s no clear format and every employee requires a unique touch. The method I’ve outlined here, which relies heavily on your company’s career framework, has resulted in discussions with actionable goals.How do you write performance reviews? What tips do you have so I can improve mine?