Conducting the Appraisal Meeting

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YOU’VE PREPARED FOR the performance appraisal meeting you’ll be holding with your employee. Now how do you conduct the actual meeting? Below are some suggestions, including how to set the right tone at the outset, how to discuss performance and address a performance problem, and how to provide useful feedback to help your direct report continue delivering good performance or improve subpar performance.

Setting the right tone

Many employees (as well as managers!) feel anxious when approaching performance appraisal meetings. From an employee’s perspective, it’s not easy knowing that you may be hearing some constructive ...

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