{"id":4294,"date":"2022-10-14T12:39:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T17:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2022-10-14T12:45:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T17:45:55","slug":"hr-newsletter-preparing-for-annual-performance-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/14\/hr-newsletter-preparing-for-annual-performance-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: Preparing for Annual Performance Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/October2022_PerformanceReviews.jpg\" alt=\"HR Newsletter: Preparing for Annual Performance Reviews\" width=\"1200\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Receiving performance feedback is a fundamental part of any job. Without some sort of reflection, how would your employees know what they\u2019re doing well or what needs improvement? They likely wouldn\u2019t\u2014at least not in any formal capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Surveys show performance reviews are one of the most disliked features of any workplace. Not only do employees not want to endure them, but neither do their managers.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Some estimates suggest over a third of U.S. employers have done away with traditional performance reviews, according to the Harvard Business Review. Others are using traditional reviews, but their employees are not feeling the benefits.<\/p>\n<p>The following HR Toolkit and HR Insights documents examine the Pros and Cons for annual performance reviews and tips for improvement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/October2022_HR-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HR Toolkit \u2013 Performance Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/October2022_HR-Toolkit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/October2022_HR-Toolkit-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"HR Toolkit PDF\" width=\"500\" height=\"950\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/October2022_HR-Insights-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HR Insights \u2013 Saying Goodbye to Annual Performance Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/October2022_HR-Insights-4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/October2022_HR-Insights-4-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"HR Insights PDF\" width=\"500\" height=\"950\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jeisenhut@employco.com\">Contact us<\/a> for support with your organization\u2019s performance management strategy, practices, and policies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Receiving performance feedback is a fundamental part of any job. 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