Performance reviews can provide an important feedback mechanism that gives us a measure of our success. We want to celebrate our successes and feel like we're contributing, and we want also to be challenged to improve and become better humans.
Traditionally, performance reviews have revolved around individual KPIs set up collaboratively with our managers the year before. Unfortunately, they often have varying results, mainly because little time is invested in them and they often end up, for one reason or another, as a box-ticking exercise. This is where a standard performance review can fall a little flat. Some feedback is better than none, but having a praise culture without constructive feedback ...
