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Underperform

Meaning in human resources, with examples

/ˌʌndərpərˈfɔːrm/verbCommon term

In human resources, underperform means: To do a job less well than expected, or below the standard or targets that were agreed.

In Turkish: beklenen performansın altında kalmak, düşük performans göstermek

How it is used

A polite, neutral way to talk about poor performance. The noun is underperformance. Managers 'manage underperformance' and speak about an underperforming employee or team.

Example sentences

  1. He's been underperforming since he moved to the new team, so we're meeting him on Friday.

  2. Underperforming stores will get extra training support this year.

Common collocations

  • underperforming employee
  • manage underperformance
  • consistently underperform
  • underperforming team
  • performance improvement planA formal written plan for an employee whose work is below the expected standard, setting clear goals, support and a deadline to improve.
  • performance reviewA regular meeting in which a manager and an employee discuss how well the employee has done their job, what went well and what to improve.
  • feedbackComments on how well someone has done something, given to help them understand what works and what they could do better.
  • KPIA number used to measure how well a person, team or company is reaching an important goal. It stands for key performance indicator.

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