Performance

Performance reviews

The annual form has forty questions, so it gets opened once and left. A performance review here is a short dated note on the person, written while the conversation is still true.

Quarterly note

18 September 2026

Sam Okonkwo on Maya Chen

What went well

Ran the client onboarding without being asked. The handover notes were clear enough for Priya to pick up.

Before December

Lead the Monday standup twice, and write the first draft of the support rota.

Training

Book the facilitation session in training and development.

An example note. Three lines, dated, on the person. Not a forty-question survey.

What you can do

Training you agree in the note can be booked in training and development.

A short note, dated

What went well, what changes before the next one, and any training. Written while you still remember it.

Often four times a year

The questions can match the role. The point is a record of what you said, not a forty-question form.

It stays on the person

The next conversation starts from the last note, not from memory.

Questions teams ask

Is this an annual survey?

No. It is a short dated note, often quarterly. The questions can match the role.

What should a note include?

What went well, what should change before the next one, and any training you agreed.

Can a note point at training?

Yes. The training you agree can be booked in training and development, and the note stays on the person.

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