Every year employees and managers partake in an anxiety-provoking corporate ritual dubbed the annual performance review. Lately, the review process itself has gone on trial, and it’s been asked to ...

The yearly evaluation forces workers to wait all year to discuss a promotion, or potential performance issue. And they’re not just anxiety-inducing for employees—managers dread them, too. Supervisors ...

Review season doesn’t have to be a dreaded annual headache for employers. These tried-and-tested strategies make the process easier and more effective—and rewarding for all. In the early days of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Murphy covers leadership, hiring and employee engagement. Annual performance reviews are infamous for their inefficiency and ...

Consider conducting a 360-degree assessment by choosing a select group of co-workers, including peers, supervisors and subordinates, to obtain an honest appraisal of your work performance. The holiday ...

Imagine a performance review that’s not a stressful hurdle, but a springboard for growth. A conversation, not a checklist, that unlocks potential and fuels ambition. Believe it or not, this isn’t a ...

Nancy Murphy is CEO of CSR Communications, a consultancy specializing in the human dynamics that make organizational change possible. To continue reading this content ...

In 2011, Donna Morris, Adobe’s global senior vice president of people in places, saw a problem: Annual performance reviews weren’t working. “I looked at this whole process, back in 2011, and thought, ...