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Time to Bring that JD and the Resume back into the performance review discussion!

SITUATIONSHIP VS A RELATIONSHIP AT THE WORKPLACE—Forgotten JDs and Resumes!  Appraise an employee, but never forget what it tells you about your hiring decision, the JD that you crafted, the resume that you fell for, the goals that were set, the stage and state of the function/department, and the leadership that was in place! We met the person's business goals and targets, but how did the leadership equity contribute to it, and how did the function's programs add to this success? Did the JD find its full worth? Did it add significant value to the person's resume?  Did it even do a better job than the person was already doing in her previous job? What happened to those promises and the potential for growth of the person?  Resume loved and forgotten, interview feedback collected and forgotten, and the job description crafted and gutted! Why does all this happen when we review an employee's performance for the first time! What if we brought into the review discussion al...