#growthatwork

[savvyhrms8]

Oh Great, Another Performance Review Said I ‘Need More Initiative’ 😒

Let’s be honest, for a moment: Performance Management System has a real corporate sci-fi thriller feel about it—cold, mechanical, and probably monitoring everything you do. But when done well, it’s less Big Brother and more Big Picture.

💼 So what should a Performance Management System do?

(For the record, not send you an endless stream of notifications about review time.)

✔ Helps you understand what’s expected without translating hieroglyphics ✔ Charts your progress without turning your job into a numbers game ✔ Provides feedback without a roast of some sort ✔ Facilitates development not micro-management ✔ Actually listens to you - yes, the human being

🚫 What it’s not supposed to do:

Make you fear feedback

Treat goals like New Year's resolutions (that is, forgotten by February)

DO NOT use jargon like "synergy" to mask confusion

Reward only the loudest voice in the room

Ignore creativity because it’s not included on the KPI spreadsheet

📈 A good Performance Management System should focus on growth - not punishment. It is less about judgment and more about adjustment.

Because guess what? Your performance is not a snapshot. It is a journey. Messy. Non-linear. REAL.

And a system, any system worth anything, should truly help you perform - not just…