Performance review season is often the most dreaded season of the year. But it doesn’t have to be. With the right tools, tips and expert resources at your fingertips, you can turn this unwelcome season into an opportunity to align, engage and inspire your employees — and create a high-performance culture. The good news is that we’ve gathered up five expert resources into one neat package called the Performance Review Survival Kit! Packed with valuable best-practice forms, templates and information, this free kit won’t just help you survive appraisal review season, it will help you make it the best ever.

1. Surviving performance
review season
Performance review season
is often the most dreaded
season of the year.
But it doesn’t have to be.

2. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Performance review season is often the
most dreaded season of the year.
But it doesn’t have to be.
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3. The bad:
“One in four employees
dreads their performance
review more than anything
else in their working lives.”
- Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
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4. Of HR leaders don’t think performance
reviews are an accurate appraisal for
employee’s work.1
Of U.S. workers said they would
work harder if they felt their efforts
were better recognized.2
The ugly:
46
P E R C E N T
78
P E R C E N T
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5. But if everyone hates
performance reviews,
why bother?
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6. The good:
Job
Performance
Performance
Appraisals
Organizational
Goals
Replacement
and
Succession
Planning
Compensation
Training and
Development
Trust and
Workplace
Relationships
Engagement
and Retention
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7. Performance reviews don’t have to
be a painful process
It’s an opportunity for managers to give
feedback, provide direction and set
development goals. In the Performance
Review Survival Kit, you’ll learn that with
a little preparation, HR, managers and
employees can create a more meaningful
review process.
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8. HR performance review survival checklist
• Review the results from your last process
• Identify bottlenecks, issues with calibration etc.
• Plan to address challenges
• Make adjustments and introduce best practices
wherever possible
• Review the forms and make changes as required
• Create a training plan for managers and employees
• Launch and Monitor Process
• Keep it moving!
• Analyze results
• Communicate Results to Executive
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9. Manager performance review survival checklist
• Outline job expectations clearly
• Analyze and communicate performance results
• Set SMART goals that are straightforward and relevant
• Focus on what’s next with effective coaching and
development plans
• Continue manager-employee performance conversations
throughout the year
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10. Employee performance review survival checklist
• Gather reports and feedback on your performance
• Review goal achievements
• Draft future goals
• Identify development plans and areas to expand skills
• Keep an open mind during feedback, and prepare to have
a meaningful discussion
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11. What you’ll find in your
Performance Review Survival Kit:
• Checklists: Appraisal preparation checklists for HR,
managers and employees
• Templates: Employee feedback and coaching
templates
• Forms: Employee evaluation forms and
sample text
• Article: How to get useful workforce analytics data
from your performance management process
• eBook: Performance Management eBook,
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12. You’ll also find the expert tips and resources
to engage and inspire your employees, and
create a high-performance workplace culture.
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13. Don’t just survive this performance review
season, thrive with a little help from Halogen.
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14. Want to learn more?
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Review Survival Kit.
We’ll make sure you’ll make it through
review season with flying colors.
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