Performance · Glossary

Performance Review

Periodic structured assessment of employee performance.

Annual performance reviews are widely shown to be ineffective. The modern alternative: continuous lightweight feedback, monthly written check-ins, quarterly calibration, and an annual compensation cycle that's separate from feedback.

The separation matters. When feedback and pay are bundled into one annual conversation, employees optimise the pitch and managers soften the truth. Splitting them — feedback continuously, pay annually — restores the honesty of both.

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