As I was completing the performance reviews for my team, I was reminded of the fact that so few people actually do a good job of appraising themselves. I have noticed this over the past 5-6 years that I am doing performance reviews and have gotten similar feedback from several other folks, and it hasn't … Continue reading Doing performance self-appraisal well
Category: Career Development
Career Development advices and discussions for working professionals
Mapping your career path
In my previous posts on managing one's own career, I mentioned that a great way to measure your progress in career is tracking it against your desired career growth path. This is a great way because it provides us with the most direct way of mesuring the return on the time and talent investment we are … Continue reading Mapping your career path
Effective one on ones
In my experience in working with so many employees and helping grow some of the leads and managers, I have found that one-on-ones is a useful framework for all managers who wish to manage people well. I think this is the case because 1-1s impact some core tenets of being a good people manager: Inform, Involve and Inspire the … Continue reading Effective one on ones
Managing your Boss
Here are some of the questions/issues I have seen employees directly/indirectly ask which relate to their managers as well as to how they fit in the organizational scheme of things: I can’t talk to my manager, he is too rigid/aloof/scary. I am stuck in my career, no growth. My manager isn't sympethetic to my career development. I … Continue reading Managing your Boss
Manager as a mentor/coach
Performance review cycles are coming in, and I have had a chance to review goals and tasks for many individuals while they are entered into our performance management (PM) system. Having gone through this exercise of using a PM product for almost 5 years now and reviewing hundreds of goals, it is clear that most good employees … Continue reading Manager as a mentor/coach
