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HOW TO DEAL WITH A POOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Performance reviews can be tricky at the best of times, but a negative one can really knock your confidence and bring out defensiveness in even the most placid of us. Here’s how to handle a bad review with professionalism and grace – and come out the other side as unscarred as possible.
1.STAY CALM
“Having an emotional reaction is normal – but feeding unproductive emotions is dangerous,” warns author of Fixing Feedback, Georgia Murch. “When we are stressed, we go into fight-or-flight mode. When we fight we become defensive, take things personally and become focused on showing people we are right. Flight is when you just want to get the hell outta there, so you hardly respond and avoid discussing the issues.” In a bad performance review, you should do neither. Keep an open mind and listen calmly to your manager, which shows them how committed you are to your learning and development, says Murch. Save your tears and moaning about unfairness for a debrief with your work spouse later.
2.QUERY ANY INACCURACIES
If you feel your manager’s comments aren’t justified, you might be right. “The majority of bosses aren’t brilliant at leading performance reviews,” says Murch. “So extend some grace and help them get a clearer view. If there is little substance to the issues discussed it will become clear through the questions you ask, showing them that their feedback is based on opinions with little to no facts to back it up.”
3.ASK FOR HELP
This story is from the September 2017 edition of Marie Claire Australia.
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