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
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Employee performance reviews are
fundamental for your employees' engagement.
It can significantly improve performance of
your business. It is important that performance
reviews become an ongoing conversation
between a manager and a direct report to be
eective. And most importantly, reviews
should be honest and personalized to every
employee.
There are common areas to address when
providing feedback to your employees in order
to improve their performance. Especially for an
inexperienced manager (or employee
conducting a self-assessment), it can be
dicult to conduct a meaningful performance
review. Thus providing example phrases can be
a good source of inspiration. We've created a
useful list to keep in mind when conducting a
performance review or self-assessment.
Achievements review phrases
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Areas of improvement:
● Struggles to achieve set goals and
reach objectives because of xx
● Lacks understanding of xx and could
benefit from xx
● Makes uninformed decisions based on
assumptions and needs to consider
more data
● Tends to blame others and needs to
take responsibility for their own
actions
● Lacks focus in xx and can improve by
xx
● Productivity
Positive comments:
● Sets well thought-out goals and
continuously strives to achieve them
● Works autonomously and uses own
initiative to attain objectives and
overcome challenges
● Improved xx by xx%
● Has a positive, results-driven attitude
● Is able to make informed decisions
based on considered research
Productivity review phrases
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Areas of improvement:
● Has not improved xx since last
performance review
● Struggles to finish tasks and reach the
team standards
● Reluctant to upskill and gain xx expertise
● Shows lack of commitment in xx
● Seldom takes initiative without being
asked to
Positive comments:
● Significantly improved on xx since last
appraisal
● Positively contributes to overall
performance of the department/company
through consistent and high-quality work
● Continuously strives to improve profits,
productivity and performance targets
● Excels in identifying glitches, flaws or
imperfections at the earliest possible
chance
● Shows strong organizational and
time-management skills
Leadership review phrases
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Areas of improvement:
● Does not show leadership qualities
and can be more supportive
● Tends to micromanage which can
prevent others from expressing their
ideas
● Uses position to impose power and
control over others
● Fails to show appreciation and
recognize achievements of team
members and direct reports
● Does not act as a source of inspiration
to others
Positive comments:
● Is a natural leader who creates inclusive
culture in the company and enables other
to grow alongside him/her
● Motivates colleagues and direct reports
to do their best
● Successfully shows appreciation for
individual achievements and builds an
atmosphere of trust and positivity in the
team
● Proved themselves to be an asset to the
organization
● Embodies the company mission and
strengthens company culture
Teamwork review phrases
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Areas of improvement:
● Could try to help and support team
members more for the success of the
project
● Other members of the team feel they
could behave in more approachable
manner
● Should work on developing and
maintaining professional relationships
● Fails to encourage a team-centered
work environment
● Is not willing to share information with
the team
Positive comments:
● Eectively collaborates with people in
(and outside of) the team to
successfully reach targets
● Eciently delegates tasks across the
team
● Eectively shares knowledge and
provides support to team members
● Brings positivity and enthusiasm to the
organization and creates an inclusive
culture
● Motivates colleagues to collaborate to
reach common goals
Communication review phrases
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Areas of improvement:
● Needs to improve oral/written
communication skills
● Struggles to accept feedback and
constructive criticism
● Lacks ability to eectively
communicate ideas and thoughts to
team members
● Refrains from asking questions even
when issues need to be clarified
● Uses unprofessional manner/language
when communicating with colleagues
Positive comments:
● Shows active listening skills
● Eectively communicates with
colleagues, supervisors, partners and
customers
● Clearly communicates ideas and
thoughts in team meetings and
conferences
● Is a constructive communicator and is
capable of discussing dicult issues
eectively and to the point
● Shows ability to build up on company
culture through group facilitation and
collaboration
Creativity and Innovation review phrases
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Areas of improvement:
● Lacks the initiative to take up more
complex tasks and implement creative
thinking
● Struggles to think outside of the box and
take creative risks
● Struggles to develop unconventional
paths to seek solutions
● Does not encourage creative solutions in
his/her team
● Is afraid of making a wrong decision and
implement change
Positive comments:
● Shows curiosity and initiative to find
new ways of thinking to improve
projects and company performance
● Is able to come up with imaginative
solutions to challenges faced by the
team
● Is continuously striving to innovate
processes and improve task/project
outcomes
● Has a vision for a future of the
company and applies creative thinking
to implement it
● Continuously suggests fresh ideas in
meetings and on projects
Flexibility and Problem-Solving review
phrases
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Areas of improvement:
● Sticks to old methods and shows little
eort to implement changes even if
the results are poor
● Struggles to come up with new
possible solutions when expectations
are not met
● Tends to blame others and make
excuses when problems occur
● Does not strive to develop new skills,
and does not manage to focus on their
goals and responsibilities
● Struggles to eectively overcome new
challenges and find solutions to new
issues
Positive comments:
● Shows strong analytical thinking and an
ability to improve processes when old
ways are ineective
● Displays an ability to take on new
challenges and up-skill
● Is able to use constructive criticism to
improve and grow
● Displays the capability to independently
solve complex problems
● Is able to emphasize with the
customers/users and deliver value to
them
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We hope you found this article useful.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at
[email protected] if you have
any further questions or need help with you
performance management process.
Kind regards,
Dominika
PeopleGoal
Engage, Develop, Perform.
35 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4DZ
https://www.peoplegoal.com