hi Terry here from DotPointz, let's talk
about that performance management review
discussion that you have with your
manager and some ways that you can use
that particular meeting to your
advantage the key thing about these
meetings is that you need to do some
preparation for them
don't just let your manager drive it to
do that preparation what I suggest you
do is think about first of all and and
make some notes for yourself about what
do you most enjoy about the role it's a
really great way to actually take
control of that discussion and started
on a positive note so you might go into
that discussion and talk about the
aspects of your role that you're really
grateful for and enjoy also think about
your achievements of the most recent
period now sometimes it's hard
retrospectively even for a three-month
period if you've got a really busy role
to think I wonder what I did in the last
three months so it's a good idea to keep
little notes for yourself that I got
that report on on time it was high
quality I was able to manage that mini
project to completion I was able to
organize that event and it went off
without a hitch
whatever the thing is just make little
notes for yourself in preparation for
your next performance review discussion
with your manager the next thing I want
you to do is write down what you
identify are your strengths and the
things that you bring to the role that
you're doing that are actually
benefiting your boss directly though
your colleagues around you and the
company overall that's really a great
way to start this meeting and to bring
those notes to the table so you can be
more proactive in how that discussion
goes the next part of the discussion
that you want to contribute to and it's
always good to have some notes with you
is to have a think about what you would
like to improve in your role what extra
skills do you think you need and that
even that discussion with your manager
to ask for extra support and training
whether that's just in-house or support
from colleagues or training from your
your manager so come to the table
prepared to acknowledge that you're not
top notch perfect and everything nobody
is and that way you're showing that
you're very self-aware that you want to
grow and do better in your role you
might also want to think about how other
collaborations within your company might
actually strengthen your position in
your role there might be someone in
another team or another part of the
company that you might benefit from
having them as your mentor they're not
directly related to your role they have
a different view of the company and it's
placed in the market for example so you
can come to your performance review
meeting to your manager and say I'd
really like to have a mentor from the
finance team and describe how that might
benefit you and what you'd like to learn
and it shows that you're interested in
the company that you really want to
develop yourself and having a mentor or
collaborations outside of your immediate
work colleagues is a really positive and
strong thing to have so just as this
what you're doing and where it might
benefit you to have new connections
within your own company also have a
think about whether or not you want new
challenges you might have been in your
role for example for quite some time and
you've done you know a 12-month cycle or
two 12 month cycles and your role which
means you know where the peaks and
troughs are and what you're doing and
what reports are due and when if you
feel like you know your own role inside
out and you can take on extra challenges
then ask for them if you've already got
some idea of what you'd like to do ask
for it or just raise it with your
manager and let him or her decide okay
you have been doing your job really well
how about if I asked you to do something
else you know if you're looking for new
Rogers asked for them simple another
important thing to do before you go into
that meeting with your manager is to
assess your own workload honestly if you
find that you're really stretched and
you're working hours well beyond what
you're being paid for then this is the
time for you to discuss that with your
manager if however you're feeling like
well I can take on more workload look
around the office and see what other
colleagues in the room might be
overworked for example you might notice
they're working long hours you might
have skills that you can help have those
discussions with your manager and say
look I have capacity or look I'm really
stretched I think I need some support
here this is your opportunity in these
performance meetings to discuss your
workload I suggested that you start this
meeting on a positive note about what
you really enjoy about the role you may
also in a performance review discussion
with your manager be faced with some
positive and not so positive comments
about your performance your manager has
a right to review and may provide you
with some constructive criticism may I
suggest that you don't be defensive
about that criticism how you take that
criticism is is is opportunity for you
to actually either impress your manager
or cause them some concern so what I'm
suggesting is just be gracious about it
and if the criticism you might
personally feel is unwarranted or you
don't quite understand it just be honest
and say look thank you for the feedback
I need to think about that and digest it
and just assess my own performance but
I'm really thankful that you're
interested in helping me to improve what
that does is it buys you time and allows
you to go away and think about that that
criticism when you're not quite so
defensive or or emotional about it and
go oh well if my manager that thinks
that might
the case then maybe I can improve so
what you're doing is that graciousness
ends your performance review
on a really great note be well in the
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