1:1 Meeting
What a 1:1 meeting is, why it matters in performance management, and how managers can use regular check-ins to coach, unblock, and develop employees.
Resources
Glossary
Clear definitions for the performance-management terms teams use when they run reviews, collect feedback, hold 1:1s, calibrate ratings, and track employee growth.
A curated glossary, not a content farm
This glossary focuses on a small set of terms that come up often in performance reviews, calibration, feedback, and manager workflows. Each page is meant to be genuinely useful on its own.
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360 Feedback
What 360 feedback means in performance management, when multi-source input is useful, and how to avoid turning it into an unfocused collection exercise.
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Calibration
What calibration means in performance management, why companies calibrate reviews and ratings, and how to keep calibration sessions fair and evidence-based.
Continuous Feedback
What continuous feedback is, why it matters beyond annual reviews, and how teams can build a lighter-weight feedback habit around real work.
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Development Plan
What a development plan is, how it differs from a performance review, and how managers can turn feedback into concrete growth steps.
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Goal Setting
What goal setting means in performance management, how strong goals shape reviews and coaching, and why goals should be revisited rather than filed away.
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Peer Feedback
What peer feedback is, why teammate input matters in performance management, and how to keep peer feedback specific, credible, and useful.
Performance Rating
What a performance rating is, how ratings are used in review systems, and why ratings need rubrics, evidence, and calibration to stay credible.
Performance Review
What a performance review is, what strong review systems include, and how teams can make reviews more useful than a once-a-year paperwork exercise.
Pulse Survey
What a pulse survey is, how it differs from a long annual survey, and why lightweight check-ins can strengthen performance management.
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Review Cycle
What a review cycle is, what usually happens during one, and why performance review quality depends on the work done before the cycle opens.
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Self-review
What a self-review is, why employee reflection matters in a review process, and how to make self-assessments more specific and useful.