Get Your Performance Appraisal Discussions Off to a Good Start Part 1
Too often, participants in performance appraisal meetings seem awkward and uncomfortable. To some extent, thats unavoidable its always a bit awkward for one person to deliver a formal assessment of the quality of work performed by another.
But following some simple suggestions can eliminate a lot of the awkwardness in performance appraisal meetings. Here are a couple of tips that will help put both players at ease. (In Part 2 of this article, Ill provide some additional suggestions.)
Gather Your Appraisal Information and Materials in Advance
The most important item you need to have is a copy of the individuals performance appraisal. Thats obvious. But thats not all.
At the beginning of the year you and the individual probably had a performance planning meeting. Ideally, the individual would have taken notes on a blank copy of the appraisal form and made a copy for you. That document should have all of the key items that you discussed during the meeting. Be sure you have a copy of that planning document in case a question about the original goals comes up.
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