Simplify Employee Evaluations
Two Minute Tips

Reading Time: ( Word Count: )

Employee evaluations are no easy task for busy managers, are they? Well, here’s how to simplify this process and come out with great results.

A seasoned manager meets with their staff on a one-on- one basis weekly or bi-weekly to review how they are doing on top-tier projects as well as how things are going with their professional development. This is the time to correct unfavorable behavior and make recommendations for improvements.

Having these conversations frequently makes it much easier to talk through sticky situations because it’s like anything else, practice makes it easier. Back up your conversations in writing and hang onto them, so when it comes time for evaluations you’ve already had the discussions, and have it in writing to pull from to make future recommendations.

Nothing in an evaluation show be a surprise. It’s the year end recap of what you’ve already covered.

Be brave and cover it all year long–you’ll have stronger players and make your life easier.

Written by Robin McLoughlin

McLoughlin is experienced in developing brand, marketing and creative strategies with extensive in-house leadership expertise building new teams and processes. She has led several rebrand efforts and also writes and speaks on creative leadership topics throughout the industry.

Join Our Newsletter

Stay up to date with the world’s leading in-house creatives, subscribe to InBrief.

Other Posts You Might Like

Plan and run better meetings

Plan and run better meetings

Meetings are a necessary evil in our business. Between staff meetings, project planning and review meetings, vendor meetings, and of course client meetings, its any wonder we get real work done at all. But one thing I have learned in almost 25 years in the creative...

2-Minute Tip: Budgeting

2-Minute Tip: Budgeting

I am often surprised to hear that many in-house creative leaders are not running their own budgets for their departments. And because they are not the budget owner, they have very little say into what and how much goes into the budgeting process. We all know running...

New year clean-up!

New year clean-up!

I can’t see straight when clutter begins to take over. I can’t think clearly and lose focus. I’m sure I’m not the only one but I may be more sensitive to recognizing this issue within myself. Even though I’m a constant purger/straightener/cleaner, my work space still...

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This