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There are two questions that rattle the human skull: How
do you hang on to someone who won’t stay? And how do

you get rid of someone who won’t go?

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Conducting Meaningful

Performance Reviews

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR developing your
employees. They are also valuable to you. When the reviews are
done correctly, your employees will learn how they are doing, what
they should be doing differently, what their strengths are, what
their weaknesses are, how they can improve, and what they need
to reach their full potential. You, in turn, learn how to help them
progress. To deliver valuable reviews, you need to invest in them,
plan them, and schedule them.
Unfortunately, some managers are reluctant to conduct these
reviews because the conversations are so personal, and if they are

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