Preparing For Your Review (Part 2 of 2)

Submitted by Michael on Thu, 08/10/2006 - 03:42.
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Today we cover the 2nd part of our series on Preparing For Your Review. After you've listened to the podcast, I think you'll agree that if you follow this simple process you will be in a position to not only get the best possible review possible this year, you will also have all the information you need to improve your performance (and your next review!) over the coming year.

And, as a reminder, you'll find a number of documents to assist you in this process in the Tools section under Preparing for Your Review Documents.

  1. A complete transcript of the entire show
  2. A Powerpoint presentation (in PDF form) with a detailed outline of the review preparation process
  3. A detailed note-taking form to guide you through the process.


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Submitted by lou on Thu, 08/10/2006 - 07:26.

This is why I'm so glad you're doing

This is why I'm so glad you're doing these podcasts. Great work guys.

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Submitted by Mark on Thu, 08/10/2006 - 08:56.

Lou- Notes like yours are why we're

Lou-

Notes like yours are why we're so glad to be doing them.

And hopefully everybody believes me when I say that won't change when we allow premium subscriptions.

Mark

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Submitted by tlopezjr on Sat, 08/12/2006 - 06:33.

As an alternative to Google Desktop

As an alternative to Google Desktop Search, you might want to try Windows Desktop Search, which much better than the built in Windows Search and integrates better than GDS.

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Submitted by olugbenga on Sun, 08/13/2006 - 05:13.

Hi Guys I am writing from Birmingham

Hi Guys
I am writing from Birmingham in the UK and I have just recently discovered the "Jewel of inestimatable value" called manager tools!
I am not sure if you can help but I will appreciate some help.
My wife is preparing for an interview later this week - she is been out of work for nearly a year.
Do you guys have any tips or can you direct me to one of your archived podcasts on preparing for interviews.

Olugbenga

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Submitted by Mark on Sun, 08/13/2006 - 06:05.

Olugbenga- Sorry it's not on our

Olugbenga-

Sorry it's not on our site, but if you Google my name, "Mark Horstman", the first cite that comes up has a 3 part video on it of a 2 hour speech I gave on interviewing at Kellogg, the MBA school at Northwestern University.

It's where I send my friends. ;-)

Mark

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Submitted by olugbenga on Sun, 08/13/2006 - 06:58.

Hi Mark Thanks for your help- you

Hi Mark

Thanks for your help- you have gained another friend.
Whenever you are in the UK give us a call.

Olugbenga

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Submitted by Mark on Sun, 08/13/2006 - 09:42.

Olugbenga- My

Olugbenga-

My pleasure!

Mark

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Submitted by pinzraider on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 03:17.

Mark - You guys have put me in a

Mark -

You guys have put me in a real pickle. My boss listens to these casts, so now you have increased his expectations for my review preparation. I only thought I was doing a good job of preparing before! Guess I better get started!

Craig.

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Submitted by Michael on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 06:58.

Oops! :-)

Oops!

:-)

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Submitted by jdotzler on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 13:09.

Mark: Mark Horstman Says: Sorry

Mark:

Mark Horstman Says:
Sorry it’s not on our site, but if you Google my name, “Mark Horstman”, the first cite that comes up has a 3 part video on it of a 2 hour speech I gave on interviewing at Kellogg, the MBA school at Northwestern University.

I have been watching this series. You mentioned a phone interview "How to" list that has evolved over 20 years. Is that a resource you plan on making available here?

Thanks

Jeff

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Submitted by Mark on Tue, 08/15/2006 - 13:29.

Yes, Jeff - We'll post it here shortly.

Yes, Jeff - We'll post it here shortly. I've emailed it out too many times to count!

Mark

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Submitted by Todd G on Tue, 08/22/2006 - 12:41.

Hi guys, This podcast couldn't have

Hi guys,

This podcast couldn't have come a more opportune time. As I prepare for my review, this show was the icing on the cake. Thanks for the impecable timing, it's like you read our minds or something.

Todd G.

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Submitted by Farkasjr2 on Tue, 10/17/2006 - 20:02.

Hi, I wish I had listened to this

Hi,

I wish I had listened to this earlier. Of course, I am behind in preparing. I am in a newly formed role for about a year now. The role description does keep changing, and that's a good thing. I have taken your advice by gaining comittment mid-year on priorities.

This worksheet and your other powerpoints, templates, etc materials are the key to what sets you guys apart. Keep up the great work. You are truly giving us TOOLS, not just lip service around what things should look like.

Thank you!

JOE F.

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Submitted by lionel on Sat, 10/28/2006 - 01:59.

Mark - on 8/16 you made a post saying

Mark - on 8/16 you made a post saying you'd post your phone interview tips. Did you and if so could you please point me to it.

Thanks in advance

btw. you guys are the bomb (to borrow a term from my daughter)

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Submitted by happytree87 on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 16:47.

Really give my manager the package?

I absolutely love these podcasts. I'm addicted! Thank you guys for providing us with so much valuable information. I tend to listen to your podcasts at night before I go to bed and I get so excited and motivated about the next work day, it's amazing.

I'm a fairly new manager and stil pretty young so I need all the advice I can get. I really enjoyed listening to the performance evaluation podcasts but I'm doubting wether I should give the package to my boss and how she will react to it.

Last year's review was done roughly 2 months after I had started the job and needless to say it wasn't a very positive evaluation since I had almost no experience at all.

I have been making notes of my successes like getting my real estate license, which was required for the job, but knowing my boss, I don't think she will appreciate me providing her with information about how I think I did. Is it immature of me to think that I don't want her to think I'm narcisistic? Am I thinking too much about this?

From past experience I think she would tell me she appreciates my effort on this but ultimately, she doesn't need anyone to tell her what to write. I'm worried that I will look like an idiot doing this... 

Instead, should I note my accomplishments in the "Comments" section of the performance review form?

I would really appreciate guidance on this.

Thank you in advance.