on quarterly evals

Quarterly evaluations are meta-scrums.

Managers should be guided by the simple principles of scrum when assessing each of their team members, which are:

If you’re reading off of an elaborate, lengthy list of file folder filler, instead ask:

Then comes you: manage from this point, and evaluate on these at next quarter’s end.

Here’s a few bonus questions to learn more about what they thought about their work:

Consider highlighting each member’s personal wins at your quarterly dinner.
(Yes, that does set a goal for you: complete all evaluations between quarter end and quarterly dinner.)
It’s good to have goals.

Now you’ve learned more about them, their goals and what they know are their strengths and weaknesses.

Manage by their self-management.

 
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