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Performance review

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

/pərˈfɔːrməns rɪˌvjuː/nounCore term

In management & leadership, performance review means: A regular formal meeting in which a manager and an employee discuss how well the employee has done their job, agree on a rating and set goals for the next period.

In Turkish: performans değerlendirmesi, performans görüşmesi

How it is used

Usually held once or twice a year and often linked to pay rises, bonuses and promotions. Common in American companies; British companies may say appraisal. People prepare for, have or conduct a performance review.

Example sentences

  1. My performance review is next Tuesday, so I'm collecting examples of my work.

  2. Managers must complete all performance reviews by the end of January.

Common collocations

  • annual performance review
  • conduct a performance review
  • mid-year performance review
  • prepare for a performance review
  • appraisalA formal assessment of an employee's work over a period, usually in a meeting with their manager; the word is mainly British for a performance review.
  • KPIShort for key performance indicator: a number that shows how well a person, team or company is doing against an important goal, such as monthly sales or customer satisfaction.
  • 360-degree feedbackA way of assessing an employee by collecting feedback from the people around them, such as their manager, colleagues, direct reports and sometimes customers, along with a self-assessment.
  • feedbackComments on how well someone has done a piece of work or behaved, given so that they can keep doing what works and improve what does not.
  • performance improvement planA formal written plan given to an employee who is not meeting expectations, setting out specific goals, the support offered and a time limit for improvement.

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