Sample Performance Appraisal | Free Tool & Six-Part Series

Our free sample performance appraisal form comes complete with a six part series that provides instruction and helpful hints for leaders who want to make the most of the time they invest with team members during their employee performance reviews.  You'll be able to use this valuable tool over and over again, with quality results.

You want discussions with employees to benefit the employee, the team, and the organization. The time you spend discussing the progress and success of your employees is critical to employee retention and the success of the team - great leaders make this time count!

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The performance appraisal is a critically important task for every leader. Maintaining open and direct lines of communication with your team members is key to maintaining a positive work environment and a healthy relationship with the employee.  

Holding regularly scheduled one-on-one discussions and performance reviews are essential for every leader and the organization as a whole.

Conducting performance appraisals help to clarify company standards, your expectations and the responsibilities of the employee. These discussions also enable you to connect with associates and ensure all parties are on the same page.

Discussions with employees provide a great opportunity to recognize them for their performance as well as identify training needs and establish an employee action plan for professional growth and development. Most importantly, performance appraisals can help foster positive relationships between management and front-line staff. 

Employee performance appraisals are a critical part of the management process and therefore should not to be taken lightly.

In addition to providing our sample performance appraisal tool for your immediate use, we've also created this six-part series to lead you through the entire employee evaluation process.

Remember, issues discussed during an annual performance review should never come as a surprise to the employee - unless you are informing them about a promotion!

By using this guide you will be better prepared for one-on-one discussions and your next round of annual performance reviews. 

Purpose & Objectives | Sample Performance Appraisal Tool

This six-part series include using our free performance evaluation tool to accomplish the following objectives:

• Understand and appreciate the purpose and benefits of the performance appraisal process
• Provide leadership knowledge and tools for conducting a positive and effective performance appraisal
• Help to be objective, supportive and fair to every employee
• Establish next-step performance goals and a performance action plan
• Provide a high quality sample performance appraisal form that you can use with your entire team

It's fair to say that with minimal research online or at your local library, you can find a variety of free performance appraisal forms that you can utilize for the purpose of conducting annual employee reviews. 

We know this to be a fact because that's the first thing we did when setting out to provide a quality leadership tool that would support you in your employee appraisal efforts.  

During our research, it quickly became clear that although there are many good resources available, it's difficult to provide a tool that works across a wide range of industries.  So, that became our goal!

Ultimately, we put together an amazing tool that met our expectations. Our free sample performance appraisal form was created with the following key points in mind:

• Effectively recognize employee achievements and contributions
• Motivate employees to develop and improve performance
• Promote a positive working enivironment
• Gain valuable insights into the work being done
• Develop goals for the next review period
• Provide a written record of performance for a complete employee and company file

Our free tool provides you with a comprehensive list of competencies. As you prepare your employee reviews, choose the categories that apply to your specific situation and you'll be well on your way to preparing for a high quality discussion with each of your team members.

Continue Our Series on Employee Performance Appraisals

Okay, that was easy, right? Let's keep going...

The second topic in our six-part series discusses the importance of defining clear Guidelines and Ratings for performance.

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