Virtual Performance Reviews and Feedback
47mBeginner2021-01-04
Authors

Alisa Cohn
Executive Coach and Leadership Development Expert
Course details
As a manager, your most important job is helping your direct reports create great results within their roles and thrive under your leadership. A key part of your role, therefore, is to be able to use the performance appraisal process to create a space for meaningful conversations about performance and clear guidelines on how your employees can succeed. In this course, join Alisa Cohn—executive coach and leadership development expert—as she walks you through the performance review process when you have to deliver it virtually. Alisa helps you prepare for the conversation, think through how to deliver tough messages, and give a “grade” if you need to. She also covers how to set up your virtual environment, guide your employees as they complete their self-assessments, and deal with difficult reactions like crying or defensiveness. Most importantly, Alisa clarifies how to get into the right mindset to help your employees understand where they stand and how they can grow.
Skills covered
Coaching and MentoringLeadership and ManagementDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Effective virtual performance reviews and feedback
1. Ongoing Preparation for Virtual Performance Reviews
- 02 - Work with your employees to set clear goals
- 03 - Set regular meetings to create rapport and provide feedback virtually
- 04 - How to assess performance when you're not in the same location
2. Preparing Specifically for the Virtual Performance Review Conversation
- 05 - Communicate the virtual performance appraisal process to your direct report
- 06 - How to get input from others
- 07 - Guide your employees to do a self-appraisal
3. Conducting the Performance Review Virtually
- 08 - Get the setting right for a good virtual discussion
- 09 - Get into a coaching mindset
- 10 - Use examples to demonstrate your key points
- 11 - Guide employees to strong career development
- 12 - How to discuss grades and compensation
4. Navigating Common Challenges and Questions
- 13 - How to decide if you should share the review in advance
- 14 - Defensiveness, surprise, anger, or tears during reviews
- 15 - Discussing performance when there was massive change during the year
- 16 - Performance reviews, even in 2020