November 2, 2025

Manager giving positive feedback to an employee

Providing Positive Feedback

Using the STAR Method to Provide Positive Feedback Regular check-ins with employees are critical for reinforcing expectations and offering meaningful performance feedback (https://rureadytoachieve.com/clarifying-performance-expectations/). The STAR Method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) is a structured approach for managers to provide positive feedback. Employees receive clear, concise & impactful feedback that highlights what they did well, along with…

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Employees Evaluating Feedback/Charts

Performance Review Biases

We may not want to admit it, but we are all biased  Regular check-ins with employees are critical for reinforcing expectations and offering meaningful performance feedback (https://rureadytoachieve.com/clarifying-performance-expectations/). As we move through these review conversations, it’s easy to run into some of the typical biases that show up in performance reviews: RECENCY: Managers focus on the…

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SMART Goals

Goal Setting

A goal we think about but fail to write down is one that may soon be forgotten. We are reminded of the goal every so often, but there is little likelihood of achieving it. An example may be, “I work as an HR Generalist & I want to become my company’s Director of Human Resources.”…

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Employees Meeting to Work on Goals

Clarifying Performance Expectations

Managers need to provide employees with up-to-date information to guide their work & provide a line-of-sight to the organization’s objectives, so they are not in the dark An employee begins a new role as a hotel’s Guest Experience Manager. After the first week on the job, the manager says they need to work on their…

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