Stink factor one: The very essence of performance reviews is to actually have an authentic, real, conversation with your employee. The thought of “Ready-to Use” phrases eradicates any authenticity.
Stink factor two: Canned phrases such as (and I quote) “Doesn’t ‘roll with the punches’” and “had only two unplanned absences during the entire review period” are dated and make you sound like a cheeseball. And if you are actually a pretty cool and conversational person… your employee will feel all ain’t right in mudville if you start pulling an Office Space-Bill Lumbergh on them.
Stink factor three: Piggybacking on stink factor two — who the heck cares if you had “two unplanned absences during the entire review period”? This is a great example of why employees hate HR. By the way…if you are an HR pro/manager who really cares about this instead of results? Please quit now.
Stink factor four: The book is written within the context of the annual performance appraisal. Good managers give feedback daily… formal feedback more than yearly.
Stink factor five: Here is why this type of book makes me really sad. This book, likely intended to help newer HR pros/managers, is perpetuating old thought processes that made being an HR pro difficult and unpopular. In addition, by steering away from authentic conversations, it is introducing bad habits to new managers. I have to add this book is endorsed by the American Management Association.
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