Annual Performance Review: Stop stressing!
updated the 12 June 2014 à 23:51Annual performance evaluations are not death sentences – so relax, and serenely present your case.
The solemnity of this appointment should not make your teeth chatter. This is a review to maintain progress, not a massacre. The coming year will certainly be oriented according to the new objectives set, but your entire career is not determined by that one hour conversation. Let’s be real, the manager has no plans to eat you alive. So relax, especially at the moment when we state whether or not we accept our job scope the way he or she sees it. “The worst thing is to deny, or play the lying card. Even if you boast of your perfect record, when the facts belie your words, it will reap nothing positive,” says Hervé Aulner. “It is better to admit the reality and provide at least a partial solution.” Honesty is a prized trait. Honestly.
Our tips for a successful annual performance review:
Keep track of your performance in the company
Know how to discuss, without being overbearing
Optimize your meeting time
Fight for your due, without asking for the impossible
Be firm in your stand
Valérie Rodrigue
