70 useful employee performance

review phrases for every function

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Performance Review areas
a. Achievements
b. Productivity
c. Communication skills
d. Teamwork
e. Creativity and Innovation
f. Flexibility and Problem-solving
Employee performance reviews

Employee performance reviews are There are common areas to address when

fundamental for your employees' engagement. providing feedback to your employees in order

It can significantly improve performance of to improve their performance. Especially for an

your business. It is important that performance inexperienced manager (or employee

reviews become an ongoing conversation conducting a self-assessment), it can be

between a manager and a direct report to be difficult to conduct a meaningful performance

effective. And most importantly, reviews review. Thus providing example phrases can be

should be honest and personalized to every a good source of inspiration. We've created a

employee. useful list to keep in mind when conducting a

performance review or self-assessment.

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Achievements review phrases

Positive comments: Areas of improvement:

● Sets well thought-out goals and ● Struggles to achieve set goals and
continuously strives to achieve them reach objectives because of xx
● Works autonomously and uses own ● Lacks understanding of xx and could
initiative to attain objectives and benefit from xx
overcome challenges ● Makes uninformed decisions based on
● Improved xx by xx% assumptions and needs to consider
● Has a positive, results-driven attitude more data
● Is able to make informed decisions ● Tends to blame others and needs to
based on considered research take responsibility for their own
actions
● Lacks focus in xx and can improve by
xx
● Productivity

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Productivity review phrases

Positive comments: Areas of improvement:

● Significantly improved on xx since last ● Has not improved xx since last

appraisal performance review
● Positively contributes to overall ● Struggles to finish tasks and reach the
performance of the department/company team standards
through consistent and high-quality work ● Reluctant to upskill and gain xx expertise
● Continuously strives to improve profits, ● Shows lack of commitment in xx
productivity and performance targets ● Seldom takes initiative without being
● Excels in identifying glitches, flaws or asked to
imperfections at the earliest possible
chance
● Shows strong organizational and
time-management skills

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Leadership review phrases

Positive comments: Areas of improvement:

● Is a natural leader who creates inclusive ● Does not show leadership qualities
culture in the company and enables other and can be more supportive
to grow alongside him/her ● Tends to micromanage which can
● Motivates colleagues and direct reports prevent others from expressing their
to do their best ideas
● Successfully shows appreciation for ● Uses position to impose power and
individual achievements and builds an control over others
atmosphere of trust and positivity in the ● Fails to show appreciation and
team recognize achievements of team
● Proved themselves to be an asset to the members and direct reports
organization ● Does not act as a source of inspiration
● Embodies the company mission and to others
strengthens company culture

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Teamwork review phrases

Positive comments: Areas of improvement:

● Effectively collaborates with people in ● Could try to help and support team
(and outside of) the team to members more for the success of the
successfully reach targets project
● Efficiently delegates tasks across the ● Other members of the team feel they
team could behave in more approachable
● Effectively shares knowledge and manner
provides support to team members ● Should work on developing and
● Brings positivity and enthusiasm to the maintaining professional relationships
organization and creates an inclusive ● Fails to encourage a team-centered
culture work environment
● Motivates colleagues to collaborate to ● Is not willing to share information with
reach common goals the team

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Communication review phrases

Positive comments: Areas of improvement:

● Shows active listening skills ● Needs to improve oral/written

● Effectively communicates with communication skills
colleagues, supervisors, partners and ● Struggles to accept feedback and
customers constructive criticism
● Clearly communicates ideas and ● Lacks ability to effectively
thoughts in team meetings and communicate ideas and thoughts to
conferences team members
● Is a constructive communicator and is ● Refrains from asking questions even
capable of discussing difficult issues when issues need to be clarified
effectively and to the point ● Uses unprofessional manner/language
● Shows ability to build up on company when communicating with colleagues
culture through group facilitation and
collaboration

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Creativity and Innovation review phrases

Positive comments: Areas of improvement:

● Shows curiosity and initiative to find ● Lacks the initiative to take up more
new ways of thinking to improve complex tasks and implement creative
projects and company performance thinking
● Is able to come up with imaginative ● Struggles to think outside of the box and
solutions to challenges faced by the take creative risks
team ● Struggles to develop unconventional
● Is continuously striving to innovate paths to seek solutions
processes and improve task/project ● Does not encourage creative solutions in
outcomes his/her team
● Has a vision for a future of the ● Is afraid of making a wrong decision and
company and applies creative thinking implement change
to implement it
● Continuously suggests fresh ideas in
meetings and on projects

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Flexibility and Problem-Solving review
phrases

Positive comments: Areas of improvement:

● Shows strong analytical thinking and an ● Sticks to old methods and shows little
ability to improve processes when old effort to implement changes even if
ways are ineffective the results are poor
● Displays an ability to take on new ● Struggles to come up with new
challenges and up-skill possible solutions when expectations
● Is able to use constructive criticism to are not met
improve and grow ● Tends to blame others and make
● Displays the capability to independently excuses when problems occur
solve complex problems ● Does not strive to develop new skills,
● Is able to emphasize with the and does not manage to focus on their
customers/users and deliver value to goals and responsibilities
them ● Struggles to effectively overcome new
challenges and find solutions to new
issues

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performance management process.

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Dominika

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