How to Communicate During Reviews
How to communicate during reviews improves immediately with one change. Stop using adjectives about the person and describe what happened.
Telling someone they are disorganised invites an argument about who they are. Telling them that three deliverables in the last quarter arrived after the deadline, with dates, describes something that either happened or did not.
The same applies to praise. Saying somebody is great is pleasant and forgettable. Naming what they did, and what it made possible, is neither.
Two other habits help. Say the difficult thing early rather than after twenty minutes of preamble, because the person is waiting for it and hearing nothing else you say. And leave the silence after it rather than rushing to fill the gap yourself.
The Fair Work Commission covers notification and opportunity to respond. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.
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Performance Reviews In Australia: Templates, Process And The Law
Quick Answer A performance review is a structured conversation about how someone is doing at work, what needs to change, and what support they will get. In Australia the record of that conversation matters legally, because if performance ever leads to dismissal, the Fair Work Commission will ask whether the person was warned and given […]
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