Performance Reviews | Career Angles

One of the simplest, funniest, and obvious remarks about the insanity of the workplace comes from Coach Lance Secretan when he talks about the idea of the performance review.

Imagine for a second asking for an hour of time with your husband, wife, or partner, sitting down with him or her, and beginning a conversation by saying, “Honey, it’s time for us to discuss how your performance was for this year. Were going to talk about the things that you did well and the things that you can improve upon.”

How well-received do you think that would be?

Did we expect employees to sit down and accepted constructive criticism that comes from their manager and consider it a good thing?

Is it no wonder that so many employees start looking for work after receiving their review?

Perhaps instead you might consider the advice from the old book, “The One Minute Manager,” that suggests a simple principle for managing employees.

1. Set three goals for each of your employees, which you can review in one minute or less.

2. Use one minute praise to give your employees positive feedback.

3. A one minute reprimand is more than enough to express your dissatisfaction.