USING A POSITIVE APPROACH

Supervisors usually take one of two positions when it comes to formal reviews. Those who choose the first position see the value in the process and turn it into a positive tool. Their employees look forward to it. Those who take the other position refuse to see the purpose and fight the process most of the way. Their employees resent the procedure as much as their supervisors do. In other words, you as the administrating official determine the success or failure of any rating system; you can look forward to every review situation or you can try to avoid it. How you handle the procedure will determine whether your employees consider it an opportunity or a disagreeable chore.

The positive approach pays off for professional ...

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