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Performance Reviews at Dynamo

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Performance Reviews at Dynamo

An internal talk I gave about our new approach to Performance Reviews.

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Transcript

  1. DYNAMO WWW.GODYNAMO.COM @DYNAMOMTL Performance Reviews AUGUST 5, 2015

  2. Hate ‘em. Gotta do ‘em. PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

  3. Happiness THE GOAL IS

  4. Being appreciated Knowing what is expected Contributing in a meaningful

    way Expressing yourself Getting questions answered HAPPINESS MEANS

  5. Prerequisites PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

  6. Better HR record keeping Review documentation Clearer expectations Commitment PREREQUISITES

  7. Decoupling from compensation PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

  8. Cohorts Cost-of-living bump DPSP Corrections / Raises COMPENSATION

  9. Timing PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

  10. One review per year One check-in per year TIMING

  11. Starting with been-here-longest-with-no-review TIMING

  12. Format PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

  13. Vision Statement Feedback from ABC Feedback from Team Feedback for

    ABC Zone of Proximal Development FORMAT

  14. Vision Statement FORMAT

  15. Feedback from ABC FORMAT

  16. Feedback from Team FORMAT

  17. Feedback for ABC FORMAT

  18. Zone of Proximal Development FORMAT

  19. Prerequisites

  20. Vision Statement + ZPD 6-MONTH CHECKIN

  21. Scheduling Bamboo invitations NEXT

  22. DYNAMO WWW.GODYNAMO.COM @DYNAMOMTL Q&A