Power Phrases for Performance Reviews

By Amanda Symonds

Are you responsible for conducting performance reviews? Do you need a new set of positive statements and phrases to help you in your role? We have produced ready-to-use phrases for you to adapt:

Tips for Performance Reviews including positive openers, power verbs and phrases for tactfully discussing a pay rise.

Performance evaluation questions for Accounting, Customer Service, Executives, HR, IT, Marketing, PM Sales and Teachers.

More 300 power phrases for effective performance reviews, broken down into categories -
Accuracy, Analytical Skills, Attendance & Punctuality, Attention to Detail, Cooperation, Communication Skills, Conflict Management, Creativity, Dependability, Flexibility, Forward Thinking, Initiative, Leadership, Problem Solving, Quality of Work, Teamwork, Time Management, Work Ethic, Work Habits and other areas.

This book is designed to save you time and assist you to produce more effective performance reviews & evaluations.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Amanda Symonds
• Release date: May 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201119836

Amanda Symonds

Amanda Symonds is a non-fiction author who loves scuba diving, project management and technical copywriting. She has a science degree from the University of Melbourne. There is no better way to get there faster than to follow the work of a successful person! It will transform the way you work, change others' perceptions of you and save you valuable time. Her professional goal for her books is to help her readers to appear smarter, more organized and accomplished than they really are!

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Our Tips for Writing a Performance Evaluation

When you are writing a performance evaluation, there are a few things you should keep in mind in order to make it as effective as possible. First, always be specific when giving feedback. This way, your employees will know exactly what they need to work on.

Second, try to use positive language as much as possible. Instead of saying, You need to work on your communication skills, try something like, Your ability to communicate effectively is an asset to the team.

Third, avoid using generalities. Instead of making a statement like, You're a hard worker, give specific examples of times when the employee went above and beyond expectations.

Finally, remember that the goal of a performance evaluation is to help employees improve their performance. With this in mind, be sure to provide constructive criticism that will actually be helpful. Simply pointing out areas of improvement is not enough – you need to give specific suggestions on how the employee can make changes.

By following these tips, you can write performance evaluations that are both accurate and helpful. And, by using positive performance appraisal phrases, you can make sure that your employees are motivated to continue doing their best.

Starting points for positive language could be:

1. You did a great job of…

2. Your performance in ... is outstanding.

3. You have improved greatly in…

4. I am very pleased with your performance in…

5. You have made significant progress in…

6. Your efforts in this area are commendable.

7. I appreciate your hard work in…

8. You have gone above and beyond expectations in…

9. Thank you for your dedication to…

10. I am impressed with your commitment to…

11. You have made excellent progress in…

12. Your performance is much improved from…