Six Steps To Performance Reviews
Free Sample Performance Reviews

Sample performance reviews should always provide a clear path and directions for the employee to meet future performance expectations.

Instead, invite each employee to be a part of the process for determining their own goals – staying within the context of what the organization must achieve.

Here are some quick guidelines for setting performance goals:

• Involve the employee
• Determine overall department/team goals and objectives
• Review current roles and responsibilities for the job
• Align individual goals with team goals
• Determine measures for success
• Review progress to goal regularly, revise goals as necessary

• Be Specific
• Make sure goals are Measurable
• Ensure goals are realistic and Attainable
• Make goals Results-oriented
• Make goals Time specific

A couple examples of a SMART goal are:

"To gain 15% increase in total production by end of 3rd quarter", or

"To reduce losses by 20% or approximately $500 within the next 45 days".

Next, let’s discuss how we can quickly create a personal development plan.

Remember, employers who "invest" time, energy and money in their employees, get it all back multi-fold in terms of increased production and improved customer/employee retention.

Key points to consider while creating a useful development plan include:

• Explore strategies to improve overall skill level
• Explore opportunities for career growth
• Explore ways to improve performance in a current position
• Consider ways to enhance or expand roles and responsibilities using our sample performance reviews form
• Identify key skills needs for promotion

Strategies for investing in and supporting employees might include:

• On the job training seminars or classes
• Joining professional organizations
• Encourage networking
• Provide additional mentoring
• Assign books, audio/video tapes, internet research for added learning
• Enroll in University courses or local seminars

Learning options are truly endless. Employees who are self-starters will be the first to take advantage of these opportunities.

Don't you forget to take advantage of our free sample performance reviews form. ;-)

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