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Employee performance review samples phrases 
In this file, you can ref free useful materials about employee performance review samples phrases and 
other materials for employee performance review. 
If you need free ebook: 
 1125 performance review phrases 
 top 28 performance appraisal forms 
pls visit: performancereview123.com 
Performance review guides 
Human ingenuity is the most valuable asset that your business can possibly possess. Its proper 
evaluation and critique is crucial to identify and avert potential difficulties and conflicts that undermine 
general morale and overall profitability. 
Finding the ideal sample phrase in performance review examples is not a one-size-fits-all 
proposition. Rather you must custom tailor remarks for each of you employee evaluations in 
specific situations. 
Consequently, business managers are increasingly turning to performance review examples for 
inspiration. In the context of performance reviews, companies must tread quite lightly. 
One wrong word and YOU are dead! 
Dead in the water, that is. In addition to its obvious economic implications, most workers have 
significant emotional investments in their employment. Written criticism that is in artfully 
conveyed wreaks major disaster. 
Contemporary workforce cultural diversity combined with an increasingly litigious society 
mandates professionalism and political correctness at all times. Moreover, bruising highly 
educated, well-compensated egos costs companies considerable sums to recruit and train 
replacements when resentful incumbents resign. So choose your annual evaluation phrases 
carefully. 
In recognition of these realities, firms are seeking performance review examples as a source of 
guidance for conveying satisfaction and criticism in the most constructive, positive terms 
possible. Understanding what communication techniques and approaches are important and how 
you approach difficult subjects are key to improving relationships with your colleagues. 
Any high-quality sample performance review includes standardized commentary designed to 
promote business objects in the most objective, positive light while simultaneously conveying 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 1
substantive content gravity. Such remarks are reduced to a trio of categories within sample 
phrase in performance review templates: 
Positive skills or talent manifested to the maximum 
 “Eagerly assumes responsibility” 
 “Highly adaptable” 
 “Excellent team player” 
 “Has great self-esteem (exudes confidence)” 
Positive attributes with remaining untapped potential 
 “Exhibits vast potential” 
 “Displays high possibility for skills development” 
 “Very likely to assume future leadership role” 
 “Would make awesome worker in alternate department” 
Employee performance aspects that need improvement 
 “Needs faster work pace” 
 “Requires additional training in [task]” 
 “Poor team player” 
 “Lackadaisical work attitude” 
 “Inconsistent work quality” 
 “Bad time manager” 
Experts for neutrality and professionalism preview the specific verbiage used by reputable 
providers of sample phrase in performance review materials. You should remember that 
personalities have no place in the preparation of formal business documents that carry major 
personal and pecuniary import for all concerned parties. 
II. Performance review tips 
1. The employee should never hear about 
positive performance or performance in 
need of improvement for the first time at 
your formal performance discussion meeting, 
unless it is new information or insight. 
Effective managers discuss both positive 
performance and areas for improvement 
regularly, even daily or weekly. Aim to make 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 2
the contents of the performance review 
discussion a re-emphasis of critical points. 
2. No matter the components of your performance review process, the first step is goal 
setting. 
It is imperative that the employee knows exactly what is expected of his or her performance. 
Your periodic discussions about performance need to focus on these significant portions of the 
employee’s job. You need to document this job plan: goals and expectations in a job plan or job 
expectations format, or in your employer's format. Without a written agreement and a shared 
picture of the employee’s goals, success for the employee is unlikely. 
3. During preparation and goal setting, you need to make how you will evaluate the 
employee’s performance clear. 
Describe exactly what you’re looking for from the employee and exactly how you will evaluate 
the performance. Discuss with the employee her role in the evaluation process. If your 
organization’s performance review process includes an employee self-evaluation, share the form 
and talk about what self-evaluation entails. 
4. Avoid the horns and halo effect in which everything discussed in the meeting involves 
positive and negative recent events. 
Recent events color your judgment of the employee’s performance. Instead, you are responsible 
to document positive occurrences such as completed projects, and negative occurrences such as a 
missed deadline, during the entire period of time that the performance review covers. (In some 
organizations, these are called critical incident reports.) Ask the employee to do the same so that 
together you develop a comprehensive look at the employee’s performance during the time 
period that your discussion covers. 
5. Solicit feedback from colleagues who have worked closely with the employee. 
Sometimes called 360 degree feedback because you are obtaining feedback for the employee 
from his boss, coworkers, and any reporting staff, you use the feedback to broaden the 
performance information that you provide for the employee. Start with informal discussions to 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 3
obtain feedback information. Consider developing a format so that the feedback is easy to digest 
and share by the manager. 
6. If your company uses a form that you fill out in advance of the meeting, give the 
performance review to the employee in advance of the meeting. 
This allows the employee to digest the contents prior to her discussion of the details with you. 
This simple gesture can remove a lot of the emotion and drama from the performance review 
meeting. 
7. Prepare for the discussion with the employee. 
Never go into a performance review without preparation. If you wing it, performance reviews 
fail. You will miss key opportunities for feedback and improvement and the employee will not 
feel encouraged about his successes. The documentation that you maintained during the 
performance review period serves you well as you prepare for an employee's performance 
review. 
8. When you meet with the employee, spend time on the positive aspects of his or her 
performance. 
In most cases, the discussion of the positive components of the employee’s performance should 
take up more time than that of the negative components. For your above average performing 
employees and your performing employees, positive feedback and discussion about how the 
employee can continue to grow her performance should comprise the majority of the discussion. 
The employee will find this rewarding and motivating. 
9. The spirit in which you approach this conversation will make a difference in whether it is 
effective. 
If your intention is genuinely to help the employee improve, and you have a positive relationship 
with the employee, the conversation is easier and more effective. The employee has to trust that 
you want to help him improve his performance. He needs to hear you say that you have 
confidence in his ability to improve. This helps him believe that he has the ability and the 
support necessary to improve. 
Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 4

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Employee performance review samples phrases

  • 1. Employee performance review samples phrases In this file, you can ref free useful materials about employee performance review samples phrases and other materials for employee performance review. If you need free ebook:  1125 performance review phrases  top 28 performance appraisal forms pls visit: performancereview123.com Performance review guides Human ingenuity is the most valuable asset that your business can possibly possess. Its proper evaluation and critique is crucial to identify and avert potential difficulties and conflicts that undermine general morale and overall profitability. Finding the ideal sample phrase in performance review examples is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Rather you must custom tailor remarks for each of you employee evaluations in specific situations. Consequently, business managers are increasingly turning to performance review examples for inspiration. In the context of performance reviews, companies must tread quite lightly. One wrong word and YOU are dead! Dead in the water, that is. In addition to its obvious economic implications, most workers have significant emotional investments in their employment. Written criticism that is in artfully conveyed wreaks major disaster. Contemporary workforce cultural diversity combined with an increasingly litigious society mandates professionalism and political correctness at all times. Moreover, bruising highly educated, well-compensated egos costs companies considerable sums to recruit and train replacements when resentful incumbents resign. So choose your annual evaluation phrases carefully. In recognition of these realities, firms are seeking performance review examples as a source of guidance for conveying satisfaction and criticism in the most constructive, positive terms possible. Understanding what communication techniques and approaches are important and how you approach difficult subjects are key to improving relationships with your colleagues. Any high-quality sample performance review includes standardized commentary designed to promote business objects in the most objective, positive light while simultaneously conveying Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 1
  • 2. substantive content gravity. Such remarks are reduced to a trio of categories within sample phrase in performance review templates: Positive skills or talent manifested to the maximum  “Eagerly assumes responsibility”  “Highly adaptable”  “Excellent team player”  “Has great self-esteem (exudes confidence)” Positive attributes with remaining untapped potential  “Exhibits vast potential”  “Displays high possibility for skills development”  “Very likely to assume future leadership role”  “Would make awesome worker in alternate department” Employee performance aspects that need improvement  “Needs faster work pace”  “Requires additional training in [task]”  “Poor team player”  “Lackadaisical work attitude”  “Inconsistent work quality”  “Bad time manager” Experts for neutrality and professionalism preview the specific verbiage used by reputable providers of sample phrase in performance review materials. You should remember that personalities have no place in the preparation of formal business documents that carry major personal and pecuniary import for all concerned parties. II. Performance review tips 1. The employee should never hear about positive performance or performance in need of improvement for the first time at your formal performance discussion meeting, unless it is new information or insight. Effective managers discuss both positive performance and areas for improvement regularly, even daily or weekly. Aim to make Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 2
  • 3. the contents of the performance review discussion a re-emphasis of critical points. 2. No matter the components of your performance review process, the first step is goal setting. It is imperative that the employee knows exactly what is expected of his or her performance. Your periodic discussions about performance need to focus on these significant portions of the employee’s job. You need to document this job plan: goals and expectations in a job plan or job expectations format, or in your employer's format. Without a written agreement and a shared picture of the employee’s goals, success for the employee is unlikely. 3. During preparation and goal setting, you need to make how you will evaluate the employee’s performance clear. Describe exactly what you’re looking for from the employee and exactly how you will evaluate the performance. Discuss with the employee her role in the evaluation process. If your organization’s performance review process includes an employee self-evaluation, share the form and talk about what self-evaluation entails. 4. Avoid the horns and halo effect in which everything discussed in the meeting involves positive and negative recent events. Recent events color your judgment of the employee’s performance. Instead, you are responsible to document positive occurrences such as completed projects, and negative occurrences such as a missed deadline, during the entire period of time that the performance review covers. (In some organizations, these are called critical incident reports.) Ask the employee to do the same so that together you develop a comprehensive look at the employee’s performance during the time period that your discussion covers. 5. Solicit feedback from colleagues who have worked closely with the employee. Sometimes called 360 degree feedback because you are obtaining feedback for the employee from his boss, coworkers, and any reporting staff, you use the feedback to broaden the performance information that you provide for the employee. Start with informal discussions to Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 3
  • 4. obtain feedback information. Consider developing a format so that the feedback is easy to digest and share by the manager. 6. If your company uses a form that you fill out in advance of the meeting, give the performance review to the employee in advance of the meeting. This allows the employee to digest the contents prior to her discussion of the details with you. This simple gesture can remove a lot of the emotion and drama from the performance review meeting. 7. Prepare for the discussion with the employee. Never go into a performance review without preparation. If you wing it, performance reviews fail. You will miss key opportunities for feedback and improvement and the employee will not feel encouraged about his successes. The documentation that you maintained during the performance review period serves you well as you prepare for an employee's performance review. 8. When you meet with the employee, spend time on the positive aspects of his or her performance. In most cases, the discussion of the positive components of the employee’s performance should take up more time than that of the negative components. For your above average performing employees and your performing employees, positive feedback and discussion about how the employee can continue to grow her performance should comprise the majority of the discussion. The employee will find this rewarding and motivating. 9. The spirit in which you approach this conversation will make a difference in whether it is effective. If your intention is genuinely to help the employee improve, and you have a positive relationship with the employee, the conversation is easier and more effective. The employee has to trust that you want to help him improve his performance. He needs to hear you say that you have confidence in his ability to improve. This helps him believe that he has the ability and the support necessary to improve. Performance review phrases comments/ free download examples Page 4