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PERFORMANCE-REVIEWS4 MIN READ

When They Say It Is Just Your Opinion

Respond when an employee challenges review feedback as subjective opinion.

An employee says a critical review point is just your opinion and challenges the fairness of the rating. That is just your opinion. I do not think the evidence supports that rating. Part of this is my judgment, and it is grounded in a standard and evidence. The standard was risk escalation by T-minus-10. The evidence is the April 18 and May 23 risk logs after the decision deadline. If I am missing evidence that changes that picture, I want to review it. The response lowers defensiveness because it does not pretend judgment is pure math. It separates the standard,…

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