6. Can't we just ditch performance appraisals?

In this episode Kiki and Yo are joined by Birgit Hueglin-Wood, a Human Resources Executive, and they explore the following questions: · Is there anyone on the planet who likes performance appraisals? · Can performance appraisals do more harm than good? · Why are appraisals still used? · Is there bias that goes into evaluations? · Can we just dump evaluations? · Are companies re-evaluating how performance is evaluated? · What is something people should know about performance evaluations? Particularly Millennials and GenZ women? Women of color? Birgit offers five things to remember when preparing for a performance review: 1. Know that most managers don’t enjoy doing reviews. Many don’t even have the proper skills. So help them be at ease. 2. Assuming that you know the criteria on which you are reviewed, evaluate yourself in advance.  Be honest with yourself. 3. Don’t waste your energy on being defensive. 4. If you are criticized for behavioral issues such as poor communication skills, being too pushy with colleagues, being too soft, being too rigid, not following company rules, ask for specific examples and have your manager model how you could have handled a situation better. 5. Don’t let the process intimidate you. No performance review process is perfect - quite the opposite.  Go into the conversation with the attitude that both you and your manager just might learn something. More About Birgit: Birgit is a seasoned Human Resources Executive with a huge appetite for helping people succeed in their careers. After two decades in the corporate world, in executive HR roles with Aperian Global and Med America, to name just a few, she has been the Principal and Founder of People @ Work for the past 10 years. In that capacity, she can focus on what she loves the most, coaching individuals and teams to excellence. Ways to reach her: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/birgithueglin-wood/ eMail [email protected] Ways to reach us: [email protected] (Kiki) [email protected] (Yo) FB group: Girl, Take the Lead! https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share IG: yocanny (Yo) keeks.ters (Kiki) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kikicanny/