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1.Attitude Performance Review Examples

When hiring customer service focused
staff, I used to remark that I can train job
knowledge, but I cant train attitude.
Having the right attitude for a job is a
crucial part of fit for a role. In this
section of the employee evaluation,
youre reviewing the employees attitude
on the job, dealing with customers, coworkers, managers, and his employees.
Attitude performance appraisal phrases
highlight how the employee has
expressed himself and how he reacts to
adverse situations.

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Positive review
Holly has one of those attitudes that is
always positive. She frequently has a
smile on her face and you can tell she
enjoys her job.
Greg is a cheerful guy who always makes
you feel delighted when youre around
him. We are fortunate to have Greg on our
team.
Thom has an even demeanor through good
times and bad. His constant cheer helps
others keep their enthusiasm both
positive and negative in check.
Angela has a soothing personality which
reflects in a very calm demeanor. Her
attitude is one which should be emulated.
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Negative review
Jim frequently gives off an air of
superiority to his coworkers. He is not
approachable and is rough to work
with.
Bill has a dreadful outlook at times
which has a tendency to bring down
the entire team.
For the most part, Lenny is a
personable guy, but when he gets
upset, his attitude turns shocking.
Lenny needs to balance his personality
out and not react so much to negative
events.
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2.Attendance Performance Review Samples

You cant perform if you dont show
up! Attendance and punctuality
performance review phrases discuss
both an employees ability to keep to
his work schedule, but also his overall
attendance. Is he frequently late to
work? Does he take long breaks? Is his
lunch hour really two hours?
Attendance employee evaluation
samples, such as the ones below, focus
on these attendance issues.

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Positive review
Cara is one of our most reliable
employees who arrives on-time and
leaves on-time. Her break times are
perfectly timed she really sets the
standard for attendance and punctuality
on the team.
Jim arrives each day fully prepared to
tackle his responsibilities.
Heather is reliable and does not have
any attendance problems.
Bill always ensures his employees
adhere to their lunch schedules and
breaks.
Kevin meets all company standards for
attendance and punctuality.
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Negative review
Harry is continually late for work and
should improve this area by focusing on
showing up on time each day.
Tim often takes extended lunches and does
not make up the added time in his work
schedule.
Trina took several more personal days
than permitted and was frequently not here
when needed.
Jim frequently provides excuses for his
late arrival times, yet does not account for
delays such as heavy traffic in his travel
time.
Bill does not show up on time in the
morning and then leaves at his normally
scheduled exit time. Bill needs to improve
his work schedule.
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3.Communication Employee Evaluation Samples

How key is communication in the
workforce today! Many employers have
moved to hiring a lot of virtual employees
and keeping open communications is a
crucial part of ones job performance. In
the communication performance appraisal
section of the employee evaluation, look
for examples of how an employee
communicates with their teammates and
clients. Communication performance
review comments discuss how well an
employee communicates and how
effective his communications are.

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Positive review
David keeps managers and coworkers
informed of his work progress.
Allison is excellent at keeping written
information about her assignments and
projects.
One of Jims strengths is his use of candor
and effective communication with his
employees.
One of Janes core strengths is her ability
to immediately connect with someone.
Tom clearly communicates with his
employees and they understand his
expectations.
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Negative review
Despite other areas of strength for Ben,
communication continues to be substandard. Ben
consistently fails to properly notify team members
about impending changes or other required
information.
Jim does not effectively communicate both written
and verbal communication must be improved.
At a bare minimum, Tom needs to improve his
communication skills with his co-workers.
Preferably, Tom will learn to improve his
communications with other employees and
management.
Jack needs to share department and corporate goals
in a more timely and complete manner. Jacks
employees do not understand what the company is
doing.
Georges position requires him to have sufficient
technical skills, however, he does not speak up
during technical meetings to discuss potential
solutions.
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4.Cooperation Performance Appraisal Paragraphs

How well does the employee cooperate
with fellow team members, managers,
and customers? What kind of attitude
does he show? Cooperation employee
evaluation statements delve into the
details of how well the employee gets
along with others. These sample
cooperation performance review phrases
examine how the employee exceeds or
meets cooperation expectations and for
those employees who are Negative review
for cooperation.

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Positive review
Frank can be counted on to carry out
assignments with careful follow- through
and follow-up.
George helps form alliance between his
staff members to foster a team first
environment.
Randy excels at any project he is involved
with as he can form effective teams.
Whenever we have a difficult situation, we
know we can bring Ryan into it as he can
bring disparate groups of people together.
Julia is willing to do whatever it takes to
get the job done even perform tasks or
jobs that are not her own.
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Negative review
David has been known to enter into a
shouting match with fellow employees.
Jeanne is often the last to offer assistance or
help out in times of need. This feeling is
common among Jeannes coworkers and
management team.
John takes on new tasks with ease, but
when it comes time to communicate with
other team members and train them on these
tasks, John does not perform very well.
Jennifer is too cautious she is afraid of
confrontation so she does not step out to
assist when its necessary.
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5.Creativity and Innovation Performance Review Phrases

Many jobs afford some level of creativity
for employees to express themselves. The
creativity performance review paragraphs
focus on how employees use this latitude
in their job performance. Innovation is a
key attribute for many jobs and the
performance review phrases really
explore how well an employee innovates
in his job. Explore creative ways to
review your employees with these
phrases.

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Positive review
Sally has a creative touch in a
sometimes monotonous role within our
team the way she adds inspiration to
the day to day tasks she performs is
admirable.
Whenever we need a fresh look at a
problem, we know we can turn to Julia
for a novel perspective.
Ben doesnt rely on common methods
to solve a problem, but addresses each
situation with a innovative viewpoint.
Walter creates an exciting atmosphere
for his team: one in which new ideas
are rewarded and encouraged.
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Negative review
Jean does not tap into the creative side of
her team and consistently overlooks the
innovate employees reporting to her.
Kevin has a difficult time thinking
outside of the box and creating new and
untested solutions.
Jim is a creative guy but he has a tendency
to act before thinking. This causes
problems when an untested or unexamined
idea is moved forward too quickly.
Bob has a lot of creative potential but so
far he has failed to tap into it. Bob should
strike a balance between being pragmatic
and creative.
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6.Customer Service Performance Review Samples

Everyone has a customer. If you have a
job, you have a customer. Customer
Service is a key attribute in every job
especially so in customer facing jobs.
Customer service evaluations can be
difficult as you may have to get creative
with your performance evaluation
phrasing, but the samples below really
highlight how to write about customer
service on the employee appraisal.

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Positive review
Paula understands the latitude to
ensure customer satisfaction and does
everything necessary to retain
customers.
Lenny is able to handle his clients well
and does not have any complaints
against him.
Tom is adept at having happy
customers and successfully up selling
them at the same time.
Teri deals with customer complaints
with a calm demeanor. Teri is very
good at handling difficult situations
with customers.
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Negative review
Greg has not fully understood why
customer service training is important and
frequently is late to class and does not
participate.
In most areas of customer service Harry
does a good job, but when it comes to
difficult situations, Harry does not
understand how to calm the customer
down and follow the script.
Teri can handle the run of the mill
customer service situation, but the more
complex issues seem to cause her to freeze
and not react.
Ryan is very good at dealing with
customers on the phone, but when they
come in the store, he doesnt handle one
on one contact very well.
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7.Performance appraisal phrases critical thinking

Critical thinking means making reasonable
judgment based on actual details and your
thinking process. It is more about thinking about
thinking rather than thinking about solution. In
critical thinking, you make judgment whether
something is true, false or either or neither.
A person having critical thinking skill shall have
ability to:
Understand problems and know how to address
those problems in an appropriate manner.
Understand the importance of the problem and
know which problem should be dealt with first
Collect relevant information to resolve the
problem.
Understand implied meanings and values of the
problem or problem solving method.

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Positive performance appraisal phrases
for critical thinking

Before submitting a solution, John

always thinks it over.
John equips himself analytical and
critical-thinking skills and he can uses
them to deal with problems.
In order to find out the most suitable
solution for a problem, John considered
carefully various sides of a situation.
John always has a quick answer for any
issue. He always brings out a timely
solution.
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Negative performance appraisal phrases
for critical thinking

John always seems to be hurried and does

not think twice when making decision.
John never cares about the situations that
can be happened when he makes decision.
John does not consider the possible
situations when making decision.
John never thinks any problem twice and he
is too hurried to carry out his decision.
John never finds out the most suitable
solution to the issue. His ideas are not
outstanding.
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8.Performance review phrases for decision making

Decision making skill is crucial to a
person in relation to their ability of selfmanaging. Decision making skill relates
very closely to ones ability to take
responsible for what he/she is doing in
his/her life. It is the most important skill
that a leader should have. A person with
good decision-making skill will be able to
set goal and know the way to keep their
goal on the track. They are confident in
their approach to make sound decisions.
So, what are the descriptions of such a
person with good decision-making skill?

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Positive performance review phrases for
decision making
A person with good decision-making skills
should be a person:
Be able to make sound fact-based
judgments;
Be able to work out multiple alternative
solutions and determined the most suitable
one;
Be objective in considering a fact or
situation;
Be firm to not let the individual emotion
and feeling affect on the made decision;
Be decisive in hard case scenario and
times;
And what about the descriptions of a person
with bad decision-making ability?
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Negative performance review phrases
for decision making
Apply complex and impractical
approaches in solving problems;
Fail to make a short-list of solutions
recommended by direct units;
Be paralyzed and confused when facing
tight deadlines to make decisions;
Make too much complaint on the content
of the job;
Tend to apply a single and rush decisionmaking approach;
Avoid conflicts at work in relation to
decision making process.
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9.Ethics Employee Evaluation Samples

Ethics may not seem like a difficult topic,
but many managers struggle to come up
with the right words to use on the
performance review. Ethics is an area it is
often difficult to review for, but using
these ethics performance review phrases,
you should be able to find the right words
to express to your employee whether
they score high for ethics, or find
themselves ethically challenged.

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Positive review
Bob is one of the most morally sound
employees I have ever met. His firm
stand on principles is to be
commended.
Bill follows all company policies and
sticks by the letter of the rules and the
intent of the rules.
Bryan is not only trustworthy, but has
high ideals for how he wants those
around him to behave.
John is very good at understanding his
fiduciary responsibility to the
company.
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Negative review
On occasion, Paula has made misleading
statements that have needed to be
corrected.
Ethics in business dealings internationally
must be carefully considered and Bill is
often too loose with managing his
employees in this area.
Weve had some accusations from
customers that Bill has lied in certain
dealings and this is a trend that cannot
continue.
Though George meets the letter of the law
as far as our ethics policy is concerned, he
frequently doesnt meet the intent of the
law.
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10.Interpersonal Skills Performance Review Phrases

Positive review
Ben has a natural rapport with people
and does very well at communicating
with others.
Jack makes people feel at home with
him. His natural ability to work with
people is a great asset to our team.
Peters uncanny ability to connect with
people is a great personality attribute
in his role as a manager.
Greg seemingly can strike up a
conversation with anybody. He has a
gift in relating to people around him.
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Negative review
Tim does not understand how crucial good
working relationships with fellow team
members are.
John has an excellent impression among
the management team, yet his fellow team
members cannot stand working with him.
Paula seems to shrink when shes around
others and does not cultivate good
relations with her co-workers.
Tim does not understand the difference
between friend and coworker and only
wants to focus any energy on friendships
and not building good working
relationships.
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11.Leadership Performance Appraisal Phrases

Positive review
Eve understands how to take daily
tasks and motivate employees to meet
a long term goal.
Customer service can be a difficult
organization to lead, yet Peter doesnt
just manage them to success, he leads
them to meet objectives.
Richard understands people and
different ways to motivate them to get
the job done.
Peter is an excellent coach and
regularly receives maximum
performance from his direct reports.
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Negative review
In Jacks role, he needs to focus on big
picture items, yet he continues to
micromanage his staff.
Trust is something Bob doesnt part
with easily, to the point that his
employees are not able to get much
accomplished.
Pete is a capable manager, but he
doesnt influence people like a leader
does.
Bill is not able to influence people to
get the job done.
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12.Problem Solving Skills Employee Evaluation Examples

Positive review
Frank examines a problem and quickly
identifies potential solutions and then
makes a recommendation as to what
solution to pursue.
Rachel understands the testing process
and how to discover a solution to a
particular problem.
Brian is one of the more technical
employees we have on staff and can
quickly analyze a situation and
discover practical solutions.
Bill is good at discovering potential
solutions for problems.
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Negative review
Joan is poor at communicating
problem status before it becomes a
crisis.
Bill can offer up potential solutions to
a problem, but struggles to identify the
best solution.
Unraveling a problem to discuss the
core issues is a skill Janet lacks.
Peter resists further training in problem
solving, believing he is proficient, yet
lacking in many areas.
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13.Teamwork Skills Performance Appraisal Phrases

Positive review
Harry manages his relationships with
his coworkers, managers, and
employees in a professional manner.
Tom contributes to the success of the
team on a regular basis.
Ben isnt concerned about who gets the
credit, just that the task gets
accomplished.
Mary is a team player and understands
how to help others in times of need.
Peter is the consummate team player.
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Negative review
Bill does not assist his teammates as
required.
Ryan holds on to too much and does not
delegate to his team effectively.
Bryan focuses on getting his own work
accomplished, but does not take the time
to help those members of his team who are
struggling to keep up.
Peter was very good at teamwork when he
was just a member of the team, now that
he is in a supervisory role, Peter has lost
much of those teamwork skills.
Lyle works with the team well when his
own projects are coming due and he needs
help, but once those are accomplished, he
does not frequently help others on their
projects.
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