Have a performance review coming up? This guide is for you.
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If you have a performance review with your manager coming up, it’s totally normal to experience a mix of emotions. Maybe you want a promotion. Maybe you don’t want a promotion and want to stay where you are but are worried that will look lazy. Maybe you want an opportunity to develop a new skill and need a budget to support you doing that. Maybe you’re worried you’ll get feedback you aren’t ready for. Or maybe you want a raise and you’re not sure how to bring it up.
I have good news for you! Elpha.com has published a handy guide on how to prepare for a performance review, depending on your unique situation. And yours truly (me) was mentioned in it! 🫶
The guide covers how to handle these performance review scenarios:
...your first review! (yay!)
…you want to develop in your role
…you want to stay where you are
…you aren't feeling motivated to develop or grow within the role
…you feel like you're failing
…you want to ask for a raise or a promotion
“Before diving into your performance review, it’s important to be clear on what you want to get out of it.
Take a moment to reflect and ask yourself:
- How do I think I have done in my role?
- What have I excelled at?
- What have I struggled with?
- What does my career look like in the short and long-term future in/out of this company?
- Does my current career trajectory set me up for the lifestyle I aspire to have?
- What specific outcomes do I hope to achieve through this review? ”
I encourage you to set aside at least 30 minutes to reflect upon those pre-performance review questions posed above.
Especially this one: “Does my current career trajectory set me up for the lifestyle I aspire to have?”
And if that question feels too big, then add “in the next year” at the end.
My hope is that you work to live, not live to work. What I want most for you is to create a life story you’re proud to tell. Help your manager help you. They are not a mind reader. Be clear about your goals. If that’s staying put in your current role, then advocate for that. Sometimes a promotion isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be.
If you want to change it up, let them know all the awesome things you’ve contributed and accomplished and ask them specifically what you need to do to get to the next level. You can get ready by attending one of my free #IamRemarkable workshops.
