34 OCTOBER 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Employee Reviews by Tim Connor Many managers dislike the process of employee reviews. They see them as a necessary part of their role as a manager. These managers misunderstand that the review process can contribute to improved employee performance, as well as gaining a valuable opportunity to improve their management performance. The purpose of an employee review is not to “fix” behavior once a year. If an employee has poor behavior, less than adequate performance, or attitude problems, don’t wait a year to fix it. Regular, ongoing coaching cannot be replaced with an annual employee review. This process should be a complement to the coaching of the employee. I know managers who have not been reviewed by their superiors in years. So what’s the big deal? There are a number of positive benefits to an employee review and a number of disadvantages to not conducting routine reviews. Let’s take a brief look at both. Advantages of reviews: 1. Gives the employee the opportunity to better understand expectations, standards, and rules. 2. Gives the manager an opportunity to get to know the employee better. 3. Gives the employee the opportunity to learn what behaviors and/or attitudes they need to improve or modify. 4. Sends a message to the employee you care about their performance and you care about them as a person. 5. Can help you chart a better course for the future of the employee. Disadvantages of irregular or no reviews: 1. Sends a message you are satisfied with performance, attitudes, and behavior. 2. Says to the employee they are not important enough for you to take the time for a review. Both of these lists could have been much longer, but I want to close with a thought. The employee review is just one more tool for improving performance. It should be treated as a part of a process of employee development - not an event. Nothing in communication is ever easy as everyone brings their perceptions and expectations to every exchange. The answer? Stay in the present. Let go of expectations and judgments. Stay respectful and accept difference as okay. In His service, Tim Tim Connor may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com “No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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