I Come to Praise the Annual Performance Conversation, Not Further Bury It
The choice between frequent performance coaching and annual reviews need not be a choice at all.
So, you’re planning to join the legion of organizations that have dropped the annual performance review. Instead, you will institute a company-wide commitment to providing feedback throughout the year, decoupling important conversations about performance from the ugly and awkward scoring used to guide the annual pay-raise and promotion cycle. You will move from a culture of assessment to one of ongoing coaching.
I applaud you. And I wish you better luck than I’ve had in keeping to all of the commitments required in such a culture.
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