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Curing the top 8 performancereview headaches for managers

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Curing review headachesAnnual performance reviews have been called everything from a waste of time to the corporate equivalent of a root canal. But when done right, they have enormous benefits—for example, for development planning, talent assessments, and creating a culture of pay for performance. However, for managers in particular, the process can have many challenges. Here are the top manager headaches—and the solutions that can ease the pain.

Curing review headaches

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I just don’t know what to say.The reality is that most managers struggle to give meaningful feedback. Employees need thoughtful direction and guidance in order to improve their performance and grow in their roles. As a manager, how do you provide the constructive, thorough feedback that employees deserve? How do you strike just the right tone?

The Writing Assistant and Coaching Advisor tools help end writer’s block. They're based on a library of 86 competencies, with ready-made snippets for each, so you won’t miss a thing. All in all, you’ve got more than 1,500 suggestions at your fingertips, plus you can add your own to fit your company culture. Want to make the tone more or less urgent? Just adjust the “positivity” at the bottom and see the gradual change in the tone.

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I just don't know what to say.

I’m worried I’ll say something illegal.

Who can remember everything?

It’s hard to evaluate my whole team.

It shouldn’t just be my opinion.

How can we avoid costly mistakes?

How do I keep track of everything?

How can we stay on top of goals?

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I’m worried I’ll say something illegal.You probably should be. Each year, thousands of people bring lawsuits against their former employers. Statements made in performance reviews can be used to support claims of discrimination. It’s not something you want to happen on your watch.

The Legal Scan evaluates your statements and not only brings any “questionable” statements to your attention, but provides suggestions so you can correct them immediately.

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Who can remember everything? Chances are you — and your team members — no longer remember the details of all the projects during the year, let alone the discus-sions you had. But that’s exactly the kind of information that would be hugely helpful during a performance review.

With Continuous Performance Management you can keep track of what your employees are working on throughout the year and access what’s discussed in 1:1s so that conversations are meaningful and build over time. You also have anytime access to an Achievements view where you can see a summary of achievements by time or by goal, and any feedback on the achievements. This is particularly valuable when it comes time to do a performance review.

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It shouldn’t just be my opinion.

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How can we stay on top of goals?

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It’s hard to evaluate my whole team.Being able to objectively assess performance across teams is not always easy. What if you could look across your entire team and easily visualize high and low performers? What if you could then make adjustments so that ratings were automati-cally updated in an employee’s performance review form?

The Team Rater allows you to easily compare direct reports across detailed criteria, such as core com-petencies, so you can immediately view each indi-vidual’s performance relative to their team — in real time. Plus you can see what ratings make up those rankings and change them on the fly. Depending on your region, the information shown in Team Rater may be limited to some employee groups.

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It shouldn’t just be my opinion.Are you getting the insight you need to accurately evaluate your talent? Do your employees have strengths and weaknesses that you can’t see? There’s overwhelming evidence that getting many internal and external raters is the best way to get a true picture of an employee’s performance.

360 Multi-Rater Assessment helps break down barriers to see your people from many different perspectives. Configurable workflows and Outlook integration makes it easy to get—and track— information from people inside and outside your company. It’s an approach that employees love. And so does the bottom line—360-degree feed-back systems can yield as much as 700% ROI.

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How can we avoid costly mistakes?Did you know that 62% of employees get different ratings when evaluated by different managers? That means that lots of people are evaluated incorrectly—and wrongly compensated. And lots of people lose trust that evaluations are fair and objective.

With Calibration you can ensure that employee assessment decisions are fair and accurate. You can easily view and compare employees according to a number of dimensions such as performance vs. pay, performance vs. potential, impact vs. risk of loss, etc. You can then adjust ratings accordingly to ensure you always make the best use of budgets.

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It shouldn’t just be my opinion.

How can we avoid costly mistakes?

How do I keep track of everything?

How can we stay on top of goals?

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How do I keep track of everything?With so many moving parts in the performance review process, how can you make sure you com-plete every step, and in the right order? It would be great to have a clear overview of the entire process—and access to other information needed to complete any of the steps.

The Team Overview feature gives you a clear path for everything you need to do— and puts the tools to do it right at your fingertips. Plus you’ll always know what’s next, what you’ve done already, and when the end is in sight.

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How can we stay on top of goals?Aligning employee’s performance to company objectives is no easy task especially when busi-ness priorities rapidly change. Key to improving performance is using goals to motivate employ-ees and keep them engaged. Staying on track means making sure employees are always fo-cused on the “right” things.

Mobile goals management makes it easy for em-ployees and managers to stay on top of goals. You can view and edit goals, check on progress status, and provide updates both individually, and as a manager for your team, all while on the go from your mobile device.

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How can we stay on top of goals?

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