Preparing for your annual performance review

1. TMP/Hudson Global Resources
Annual Performance Review

2. Preparing for your Annual
Performance Review
 Lee Thomas

3. What is Performance?
 Ability
Personal skills and knowledge.
 Effort
Degree of application and motivation to the tasks /
objectives.
 Opportunity
Available work, personal development and learning,
timeframes, resources and facilities, recognition.

4. Self Review
 Consider your progress over the last
year.
 Identify any barriers that, may have
restricted your performance
 Your level of Job satisfaction
 Your level of challenge.

5. Career Development Plan/
Performance Goals
 Identify your performance goals for
next year.
 Actions required to assist you to
achieve your goals.

6. Next Step
 Consider your short and long term
goals.
 Are they achievable - what
support/tools do you require to
achieve these goals.

7. Preparation
 Ensure you have your last
performance review document with
you.
 Include any documents that support
your performance – scorecards,
project plans etc.

8. Performance Goals
 SMART
 Specific
 Measurable
 Attractive
 Realistic
 Time Framed

9. Bringing goals to life
 Develop a Desire
 Record your goal
 Identify the obstacles
 Time frame your goal
 Create a plan
 Get a mental picture
 Back your plan with persistence

10. The Manager’s Responsibility
 Track Progress
 Continually assess needs
 Make changes in consultation with staff
 Manage expectations
 Provide support, assistance and feedback

11. Examples of Questions
 Likes / Dislikes – current motivation
 Factors restricting performance
 Major Achievements
 Measure of Performance
 Performance Targets / Developmental
Activity
 Learning and Development
 Improvement Goals
 Agreed commitment and outcomes

12. Making the most of your
Performance Review
 Review your objectives and goals prior to your meeting.
 Consider information that supports your level of achievement for each
objective.
 Consider what factors contributed to either meeting or not meeting
these objectives.
 Were there any additional achievements not covered?
 Ensure that your plan moving forward meets the needs of the
business.
 Be open, honest and positive.
 Ask clarifying questions.
 Be objective and willing to consider alternatives or new ways of doing
things.
 Use feedback to improve your performance.
 Help provide solutions – ask the question of what else can you do.