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TOPIC GROUP
1 ROSALBA GUILLERMO
2 SAMANTHA EDITH
3 CECILIA DIEGO
4 LETZY MONICA
5 MARCO ANT GUADALUPE
6 BRENDA AZUL
7 FATIMA MARIANA
8 PABLO ANDREA
9 JOSELINNE ANATERE
10 ISAREL LIZANDRO
11 LIZETH ABNER
Conducting performance reviews can be tricky, especially for managers. Sometimes there's a vast
difference between what they say and what they want to convey. To improve this, it's important that
employers must practice the art of delivering constructive performance appraisal comments.
In fact:
1. One in five employees isn't confident that their managers will provide regular, constructive feedback.
2. 68% of employees who receive accurate and consistent feedback feel fulfilled in their jobs. (Source- Clutch)
A wholesome appraisal process will consist of both positive and negative appraisal comments. Therefore,
understand appraisals as a program where you have to find faults or only praise someone. Instead, conduct
feedback that gives employees an overall understanding of where they can improve and excel.
Furthermore, conduct your reviews in a regular and timely fashion.
65 percent of employees say they want more feedback, but nobody is giving it to them.
Regular appraisal and evaluation of an employee’s performance can help them get clarity of their actions. In
addition, it will also direct them towards the areas where they need to improve. In short, effective review
phrases can improve an employee’s performance and help them progress.
So, how should a manager comment in the performance appraisal process? Here are some sample employee
evaluation comments that you can refer to while conducting the next appraisal review.
1) Attendance
Punctuality is one of the strongest virtues an employee can possess. They must arrive on time, take the
designated time breaks to ensure efficiency and productivity.
However, you can't ignore that attendance is one of the touchiest topics, and employees don't like to discuss
coming late or the reasons for exceeding their lunch breaks. But, if conducted properly, attendance appraisal
processes can prove to be very useful.
POSITIVE
a. “You always come in on time, follow your schedule and adhere to your designated lunch break time.”
b. “She meets all company standards for attendance and punctuality.”
c. “You schedule your time off in advance and can be relied upon for completing your tasks on time.”
d. “He replies to emails and calls in time.”
Managers are often confused about how to conduct a performance review, and as if things weren't bad
enough, performance reviews are highly inefficient. To help you in this drilling process, here's our detailed
Creativity and the free exchange of ideas can only flow when employees have a healthy work environment.
But interpersonal conflicts and strict hierarchical work culture can hinder an employee from expressing
freely. As a manager, it is your responsibility to appreciate employees who help foster a creative environment
and approach employees who have trouble doing so.
Here are a few employee performance appraisal comments to stir innovation and creativity:
POSITIVE
3) Leadership
Employees in managerial positions are people who are always looking after others, i.e., their team members.
They are constantly guiding others to progress and advance. However, they need guidance to reach their goals
too. Managers who receive feedback on their strengths are 8.9% more productive. They are more effective
and profitable post-intervention.
Here are some critical appraisal comments for leaders and managers.
POSITIVE
a. “You effectively manage your team and conduct specific exercises to strengthen the team.”
b. “You are fair and treat every employee in your team equally and respectfully.”
c. “She provides employees with the resources and training required to fulfill a responsibility.”
d. “You hold employees responsible for their performance.”
e. “He maintains a culture of transparency and knowledge-sharing across all levels in your department.”
f. “You communicate openly with your team.”
g. “You acknowledge accomplishments and recognize employees fairly.”
a. “You are biased and favor some employees more than others in your team.”
b. “You get frustrated with new hires easily and don’t coach them properly.”
c. “He provides no recognition to a team member’s effort and hard work.”
d. “You can’t explain the goals and objectives of a task clearly to an employee.”
e. “She often creates a communication gap and withholds information from her subordinates.”
f. “You fail to delegate tasks effectively and fairly among your team.”
4) Communication Skills
Communication is one of the core functions of dynamic work culture. Clear communication makes employees
comfortable with each other, makes sharing and exchanging ideas more frequent. It also bridges the gap
between departments and makes everyone more productive. Effective teams can only be built when team
members communicate with each other honestly and clearly.
POSITIVE
a. “You are spoken highly of by your peers because of your ability to build good relationships.”
b. "Your communication skills are great, and you can make others understand your point clearly."
c. “She is precise in giving out directions and effectively communicates what she expects from her team
members.”
d. “Your willingness to listen to others and understand their point of view is highly appreciated by your
peers.”
e. “You are adept at communicating difficult messages and decisions skillfully.”
a. “You fail to communicate with your peers effectively, and this is causing a lot of misunderstanding within
the team.”
b. “Your direct and impersonal approach to handling discussions is ineffective in boosting the morale of
those around you.”
c. “You need improvement in replying to emails promptly.”
d. “You humiliate peers on a regular basis.”
e. “He interrupts others in discussions and important meetings.”
POSITIVE
a. “You are a great team player. Your team members respect and appreciate you.”
b. “You can be relied upon by team members.”
c. “He works to be the best for the team and not be the best of the team.”
d. “You support others in fulfilling their tasks and are always ready to help others.”
e. “You respect others and give everyone equal opportunities to express their opinions.”
6) Time Management
Incorporates, both big and small, where pressure is insurmountable, employees often have a hard time
finishing work in time. They are unable to delegate and prioritize tasks. Time management appraisal
comments can enable you to appreciate the ones who are managing effectively. Similarly, it gives you a way
to encourage those who aren't being able to manage their time.
POSITIVE
7) Customer Experience
Customer focus and customer service is the key to building everlasting relationships with customers.
Therefore, employees need to acquire skills that will help foster an enriching customer experience.
To improve customer experience in your organization, you can refer to these performance review comments:
POSITIVE
a. “She delays her responses to clients without giving them any reason for her delay.”
b. “You need to tailor your customer service to suit individual customers’ needs. You ought to
provide a diverse customer experience.”
8) Problem Solving
A much-required skill, its importance becomes more prevalent among higher authority employees. Problem-
solving is the “skill of defining a problem to determine its cause, identify it, prioritize and select alternative
solutions to implement in solving the problems and reviving relationships.”
POSITIVE
a. "You are very articulate and explain your ideas and opinions clearly, leaving no room for
miscommunication."
b. "He gathers all the necessary facts and information before finding a solution to a problem."
c. "Your best quality is that when faced with a problem, you listen first, take into account everything and then
try to come up with a solution."
d. "She always comes up with unique yet practical solutions."
a. "You need to be more assertive and decisive when giving out directions."
b. "He is always hurrying in making his decisions without taking into account the full details of the problem."
c. "You should collaborate with others more to come up with solutions together."
9) Work-Ethics
An employee’s work ethic involves everything from coming in time, working diligently, being honest to
respecting everyone in the workplace. By analyzing an employee's ethics and morals assists in preventing the
spread of demotivating and inappropriate workplace behavior.
POSITIVE
10) Productivity
The quality and quantity of work put in by an employee against the expectations set by the employer is the
measurement of his/her productivity.
POSITIVE
POSITIVE
a. "You communicate your ideas and vision clearly so others can understand it easily and quickly."
b. "He appreciates the efforts taken by others to achieve a target and encourages them to be better."
c. "Even when disagreeing with others, you do it gracefully and respectfully."
d. "You can adapt easily to various situations and different kinds of people."
e. "You are equal in your treatment to everyone and communicate with your peers respectfully."
a. "He seems to find it difficult to express his emotions and feelings, which often causes misunderstandings."
b. "When given any kind of feedback, you don’t take it in a positive manner."
c. "She does not take the time to develop and sustain positive and beneficial relationships."
d. "You don’t tend to listen to and take other people’s opinions into consideration."
e. "He doesn't contribute effectively in his teams' activities."