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From the lens Employee Performance Reviews - Tips, Templates & Tactics.

  • JoyfulReviewer Apr 28, 2012 @ 1:59 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing your helpful tips and resources ... even the humor. ~~Blessed~~
  • io911c Apr 18, 2012 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great tips.
  • eric-scholler Mar 27, 2012 @ 2:01 pm | delete
    LIKE A BAWSS!
  • Tolovaj Mar 19, 2012 @ 11:04 am | delete
    Great reviews with a lot of potential... Best wishes from Independent Worker:)
  • Miska29 Mar 4, 2012 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    Great lens. Thanks!
  • tammanasule Mar 1, 2012 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    LOL@employee performance review terms.
    Great lens. I think employee performance reviews should be done, because they show where you stand in the eyes of the Hr and the employer.
  • krislindahl1 Feb 23, 2012 @ 2:46 am | delete
    Great Lens! Nicely presented with lots of info!
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  • moonlitta Jan 12, 2012 @ 12:22 am | delete
    Loved your way of putting things together here. Too bad small companies never do that, and hiring managers in large ones are too busy to (at least at places I've worked).
  • jadehorseshoe Dec 23, 2011 @ 12:26 am | delete
    A dynamic and useful lens.
  • RodLambert Dec 13, 2011 @ 12:04 pm | delete
    Employees need better resources to help them progress in their careers. So few companies support employees who want to improve themselves. I agree that performance reviews can have a positive effect on employee motivation, but only when they are done right.
  • ekkoautos Dec 5, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    The performance review of employee is necessary while managing a company
  • planvictory Nov 22, 2011 @ 2:34 am | delete
    I think it all is relative to the job, responsibility and position of the performer.
  • goodeboy09 Nov 8, 2011 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    I agree that effective performance reviews can have positive effects on employee motivation and overall contribution to the organization. However, most organizations either do not provide the necessary resources to help employees advance in the career as a result of good performance. Also, due to massive downsizing at many organizations as a result of the most recent recession, managers are most often pulled to projects outside their immediate job function that removes time that managers need to develop the close relationships with their employees that could provide a more accurate performance review. I also do think the biggest issue is that managers are not trained properly on how to do a good performance review. I think taking the time to listen to the employee during the review is a good idea but to get the full effect of this sort of active listening technique should be followed by a summary of what was covered to ensure there are no missed points either at the end of the review session or provided to the employee for review before the final signoff on the review. It is not so much that you present yourself as taking the time to listen but the fact that you can prove that you retained what was said.
  • madinvestment Nov 1, 2011 @ 3:37 am | delete
    Excellent lens! Thanks for taking the time to offer these tips!

    One squid thumb up vote issued for this lens!
  • SIALicenceUK Oct 28, 2011 @ 1:34 am | delete
    I think it depends on what job your doing.
  • BusinessSarah Oct 27, 2011 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    I actually really love employee reviews. My position is pretty independent compared to some of my other coworkers, and I like the periodic opportunity to reassure myself that my boss thinks I'm doing as good of a job as I think I am!
  • orpaz191 Oct 26, 2011 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    The best thing you can do is give much appreciation to them. They won't let themselves let you down after this.
  • cffutah Oct 25, 2011 @ 7:19 pm | delete
    enjoyed your lens and your polls, 'thumbs up' from this reader.
  • LearnQuickBooksOnline Oct 23, 2011 @ 12:14 am | delete
    Great lens. I laughed out loud at the review terms.
  • greenwich Oct 10, 2011 @ 3:24 am | delete
    Really liked the humour on the 'Real employee performance review comments' made me chuckle - thankfully not had any of these comments though. If you have loyal employees that have been with your company over 10 years why not thinking of rewarding with a gift they can keep such as a personalised
    gold pocket watch
  • meisgood132 Sep 18, 2011 @ 7:27 am | delete
    Interested lens
  • NidhiRajat Sep 14, 2011 @ 4:07 am | delete
    great thoughts....interesting lens!!!
  • TheCureForYouthMinistry Sep 7, 2011 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Really good stuff!
  • The_Idea_Gal Sep 3, 2011 @ 9:25 am | delete
    Love your insight and your humour and do think managers don't like giving reviews for many of the reasons you mentioned above.
  • PiccadillyPunkin Aug 24, 2011 @ 10:47 pm | delete
    I would also recommend the "One Minute Manager" for a very to-the-point and effective place to start on managing people.
  • kingston33 Aug 22, 2011 @ 10:47 am | delete
    Never had one at my workplace. It would be great though
  • shivnagsudhakar Aug 19, 2011 @ 5:50 am | delete
    good
  • WoeIsMe Aug 17, 2011 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    I realize this lens is for people who conduct reviews, but I can't help comment because today I had my one-year review. The manager who conducted the review was prepared, he has some first hand knowledge of my work (even though there are several layers of managers between us), and he was clearly comfortable in the entire process. Overall it was a good review.
  • grifith Aug 15, 2011 @ 8:57 am | delete
    Great Lens. Adding it to my widget on my top lens.
  • MicheleAnnRooney Aug 10, 2011 @ 6:03 am | delete
    An excellent lens on the best way for managers to handle performance reviews. As a technical recruiter, I see that there are two points at which a top performer is likely to decide to make a career move -- right after he had a poorly done performance review or right after he was overlooked for a promotion. -- Michele Ann Rooney Technical Recruiter in the Greater Detroit area.
  • MediaStreet Jul 13, 2011 @ 11:29 am | delete
    Nice Lens, very interesting.
  • Jun 13, 2011 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    Great points and excellent guide for managers and leaders..check out our new lens and please share your HR thoughts and experiences
  • studyaids Jun 12, 2011 @ 5:11 am | delete
    A very good post indeed. It's a shame about some of the responses. Thanks, Steve
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  • MattJoyce May 31, 2011 @ 5:25 am | delete
    Nicely done, I've always loved that clip from the Office! :)
  • Philippians468 Apr 13, 2011 @ 1:51 am | delete
    performance reviews are important both for the individual and for the company to improve! cheers
  • mypsoriasisinfo Apr 11, 2011 @ 4:16 pm | delete
    performance reviews are important if done right. You need to have explained to you what you are doing well and what you need to improve on. If you don't know what you need to improve on you will never do a better job. Treating Psoriasis Naturally
  • UKGhostwriter Mar 21, 2011 @ 11:49 am | delete
    A very interesting lens!
  • altamiraweb Mar 18, 2011 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    "If your employee is surprised by your feedback during the review - you are the one who stuffed up!" Well said
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  • jonshjon Mar 8, 2011 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    Nice lens.Great information for all employee,Thanks for sharing. strategic planning software
  • 2010JenniferP Feb 15, 2011 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    My husband always complains about his bosses and upper management at his company, but then I read articles like this and think, "I wouldn't want to be in a managers role" when it comes to performance reviews...all the employees think they are awesome but yet you have to give them room to improve as well...I will stick to my housewife role :)
  • googlesniper2-0 Feb 10, 2011 @ 12:30 am | delete
    I had some bad experience with my performance reviews. Never understood why my ex-boss was nagging me on certain issues. After 5 years, I came to reliaze it.... If only the managers could explain properly what is their expectation and where the employee is lacking...
  • xeniayakecan Jan 25, 2011 @ 6:53 am | delete
    I am a team who is also doing performance evaluation to my subordinates. The process was doing fine and well. But it is very different if you are the ones who is going to be appraise by your boss. I got my performance review and it was kinda scary. Now I know what the feelings of my subordinates when they are having their performance review.

    I also thank you for sharing your insight to us in this performance review because I can use this when I will do a review to my people in the content writers department. As of now they are writing essays.
  • JodiVee Jan 10, 2011 @ 11:57 am | delete
    I got a performance review once. It was average, pretty much, though I had thought I was doing a better-than-average job. It was a blow to my ego, but not a major one; I lived to tell about it. lol

    (JobVirtue.com)
  • DaveStone13 Dec 23, 2010 @ 10:32 am | delete
    Your take is right here. I was a manager for many years and learned the importance of reviews early, fortunately. It's surprising that so few do them well. Only one of my employers used this tool well, and my last employer used to run through the review at rocket speed, as if afraid I'd speak, even though his comments were rarely critical. I think a lot of managers are personally insecure, which causes them to lack confidence in their own evaluations.
  • Impact_Mike Dec 21, 2010 @ 2:53 pm | delete
    Performance reviews are a natural way to reward staff for a good year. Although the best bosses are those who talk to their employees year round.
  • chocapic Dec 2, 2010 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    thank you for this
  • Samuel_Princeton Nov 16, 2010 @ 10:09 am | delete
    Great resource for any business out there! Thanks for the lens.
  • leasefunders Nov 14, 2010 @ 11:58 pm | delete
    Not only to improve work quality but to challenge oneself to a new level. It is very important.
  • betozg Nov 2, 2010 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    very informative lens! :D
  • huvalbd Oct 19, 2010 @ 6:00 pm | delete
    The front portion of this lens is very much in line with the advice I give about how to handle performance reviews--and the humor later in the lens is a nice touch.
  • Mrmakingusmile Sep 29, 2010 @ 10:32 am | delete
    Thanks for making me smile. I really like the employee review terms.
  • jctatum Sep 22, 2010 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    I've just added your lens as a "featured lens" on my site! Your information is very useful and goes hand in hand with mine.
  • jctatum Sep 22, 2010 @ 8:05 pm | delete
    Great information! Thanks for creating such a useful lens!
  • Fit_Over_40_Buzz Sep 19, 2010 @ 2:21 am | delete
    Nice idea for a lens. Very informative. Gave you a quick thumbs up
  • jgdeutsch Sep 12, 2010 @ 11:19 pm | delete
    Well done! I will pass this on to my HR guy.
  • nik_dazzles Sep 5, 2010 @ 10:03 am | delete
    seems someone worked hard for the stuff.. Gud information..
  • thedietsolution1 Aug 30, 2010 @ 8:38 am | delete
    I have just watched that clip from the office - DAVID BRENT THE WORLDS BEST MOTIVATOR
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  • employeeInsurance Aug 11, 2010 @ 4:29 am | delete
    I particular like the 'what is really means' it is what we are all thinking but never actually say
  • webconnect1 Aug 7, 2010 @ 6:33 am | delete
    I think employee performance review is very important because it helps to know performance of employees.It helps appraisal of emp. performance..
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  • Obscure_Treasures Aug 7, 2010 @ 4:30 am | delete
    I found lots of useful information, great lens, Thanks!
  • aesta1 Aug 3, 2010 @ 9:01 pm | delete
    Enjoyed reading the review terms and real comments. Thanks for including those.
  • weddinger Jun 18, 2010 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    This collection takes a skipping step to the whimsical side of your nature.
  • helena42 Jun 11, 2010 @ 2:01 am | delete
    Not only review, it should evaluate on the employee too.
  • May 25, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete
    Thank you for this article! Very informative
  • WeddingZazzle May 22, 2010 @ 4:36 am | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
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    Thanks for the article.
  • managproject May 11, 2010 @ 10:46 am | delete
    While project management not a very much effortless job. All of us have to be learned about making a project Successful before launching final deal. This one is a nice article about project management.
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  • feasibilitystd Apr 29, 2010 @ 9:49 am | delete
    Employee performance evaluation is a key to boost up employee performance and business profitability. I found if business owner avoid this this can be a cause of great loss.
  • dating_london Apr 17, 2010 @ 4:41 am | delete
    performance reviews are always difficult, especially for those new to management
  • managmentpro Apr 7, 2010 @ 9:22 am | delete
    Good review to employer. You have add useful information and links. Which is important to me. I like your post. So I right back to your lens soon.
    Thanks for sharing helpful lens.
  • shaktithaman Mar 29, 2010 @ 12:35 pm | delete
    Its a nice lens. We also want to use your strategy now to review the performance of their employees. Is this information is sufficient or not? If you can provide some more information regarding that then please provide us. www.gibo.in
  • Freelancers-MarketPlace Mar 24, 2010 @ 6:23 am | delete
    I have a small question. How do you review the progress of the freelancers that you may have in your projects? Any strategy , tools techniques to propose ?
  • heartharmony Mar 26, 2010 @ 2:29 am | delete
    Great question. To me the philosophy is the same no matter whether you are an employee, volunteer or freelancer.

    * Have the discussion about what is to be delivered by when.

    * Have clearly defined project briefs and hold people accountable to them.

    * Start with a small challenging test project to see if the person has the skills, experience and attitude that you need for your project (and the communication skills to ask clarifying questions and the willingness to keep you informed of progress and roadblocks).

    * And make 100% clear which are the non-negotiable performance bits - the bits for which the contract will be terminated if they fail to deliver on.

    Biggest freelance problems are not delivering on deadlines and failing to read the brief which means they miss key elements or do them incorrectly.

    Personally I am very hard on my freelancers - I hold them to the same standards and performance expectations that I demand of myself. Most times it works, and yet I have also had some almighty disasters with freelancers :) which I then turn into learning experiences.
  • projecttamp Mar 5, 2010 @ 9:24 pm | delete
    Wow! hear are some good instruction of small business. I think it can some good article for me and all of the people who have a little money

    Thanks a lot
  • davidphale Feb 22, 2010 @ 8:22 am | delete
    Well, work blunders are but natural, provided they are not done regularly and habitually. I can forgive my employee for forgetting a few things unless it is not deliberate and she is fairly new to the job. Also, do your job as a boss, educate, train, and reward whenever possible. :)

    ~Dr. Dave
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  • Easy1234 Feb 14, 2010 @ 11:12 pm | delete
    Thanks for the infomative lens on performance reviews. Certainly very detailed and descriptive.

    Regards

    Gerry
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  • skinnyguysbuildmuscle Nov 30, 2009 @ 2:16 am | delete
    Employee Performance Review terms and what they really mean was a complete laugh! Excellent lens!
  • johntriggerman Oct 27, 2009 @ 7:39 am | delete
    Excellent article and guidelines for small business owners like myself. I gave you 3-stars for it! :)

    John
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  • cellphonecashsystem Sep 20, 2009 @ 3:08 am | delete
    Great lens keep it up. Love the office video as well what a crack up!
  • beachbum_gabby Sep 9, 2009 @ 3:41 am | delete
    This is a very good topic in order to improve business flow and productivity. Great lens, I've gathered lots of good tips. Thanks!
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    Great lens with precise details on employee performance reviews! 5 starsg
  • etftrendtrading Aug 18, 2009 @ 7:18 am | delete
    Great lens, well put together and packed full of information! keep up the fantastic work.
  • DavidMouriel Aug 5, 2009 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    Employees are the most important economic factor in any business in the entire world; I had never seen a profitable company without them!

    What do you think?

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  • model4tees Mar 16, 2010 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Every good company focus on employee benefit because they know that if they have to succeed then they have to focus on employee.
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  • jvizzini Jun 21, 2009 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Its very ironic I found this page as I am just about to sit down and talk to one of my assistants about their current work commitments. Thank you for the great information and advising on Employee Performance Reviews. Our employee's need to take their job more seriously as Accident Attorney Firms - Is a very serious business.
  • skkuumar Apr 16, 2009 @ 8:09 pm | delete
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  • kiwisoutback Apr 10, 2009 @ 7:20 am | delete
    Just stopping by again to bless this lens!
  • kiwisoutback Apr 9, 2009 @ 10:59 am | delete
    This is great! Nice work. Employee reviews are very important for both the employee and the business.
  • teamorangemoonrefer Apr 8, 2009 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    To make the employees more power full in the industries, Employee Reviews is the best method for this. So this site provides the tips and plans to make such type of reviews.
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  • aj2008 Apr 8, 2009 @ 4:38 am | delete
    "If your employee is surprised by your feedback during the review - you are the one who stuffed up!" Love it - I wish my children's cteachers applied that when doing their reports!

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  • rydigga Apr 3, 2009 @ 10:45 am | delete
    Hi Ingrid,

    Excellent advice. It's always interesting to read the perspective of someone with extensive HR experience.

    Thanks for sharing your insight :)

    Ryan
  • sherridan Feb 28, 2009 @ 3:04 am | delete
    Lovely lens. Please do me the honour of submitting it to my 'Career and Work Oracle' group (http://www.squidoo.com/groups/career-site). Cheers, Sherridan
  • samuilgr8 Feb 26, 2009 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    Nice Lens you are provided......
  • Amitabh1702 Jan 29, 2009 @ 8:59 pm | delete
    Great effort! I have asked all my direct reports to read this lens. It is of direct relevance. Thank you.
  • Broadbandelicious Nov 20, 2008 @ 12:47 am | delete
    Visit http://www.broadbandelicious.com and click on the CAREER COUNSEL section. Here you will find 10 great tips on how to make your perfomance review a success. The article has been written by an experienced professional in the field.
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  • Elfqueen Aug 11, 2008 @ 11:20 pm | delete
    Ahh This lens makes me see that the person doing the review may be just as scared as me. Experience on both sides of the desk is the only way!
  • rose08 Jul 17, 2008 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Great lens. I have similar comment like HRtopher's below, sometimes performance review can be nightmare to employee if it is a surprise, it will make person get angry or cry as listed your vote list. The way you have presented your thoughts on the subject indicates how interested and well versed you are in this field. Hats off to your tremendous effort and will be glad to show you my good stuff relating to recruitment jobs which focus on the recruitment automation tools. Please drop by.
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  • Feb 20, 2008 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    Good to read this lens. This is very helpful.
  • eGuru Feb 14, 2008 @ 3:47 pm | delete
    Nice lens! Very informative. 5 star to you :)
  • ExFatty Jan 15, 2008 @ 6:15 am | delete
    Very informative and helpful lens!!! It helped me to understand what an employee performance review actually means and your tips are practical and interesting.
  • Giada Jan 14, 2008 @ 6:21 pm | delete
    This lens covers some important points about employee performance appraisal and reviews.
  • HRtopher Jan 10, 2008 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    I completely agree that performance reviews are something that too many people try too avoid. It should be a time for both the employee and management to have an open and honest discussion about their experiences and thoughts. I especially liked your point about how there should be no surprises!

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