...It's Time for Your Annual Review
Lesson 6 from: What to Say When…Tips and Scripts for Tricky Situations at WorkIlise Benun
...It's Time for Your Annual Review
Lesson 6 from: What to Say When…Tips and Scripts for Tricky Situations at WorkIlise Benun
Lesson Info
6. ...It's Time for Your Annual Review
Lessons
Class Introduction
04:20 2...Others Need to Know What You’ve Accomplished
03:00 3...Someone Else Is Getting the Credit for Your Work
01:55 4...Your Boss Is Micromanaging Your Work
02:23 5...You’re Getting Too Much Work
02:15 6...It's Time for Your Annual Review
02:19 7...Your Project Has Missed Its Deadline
02:49 8...Your Boss Is Getting Too Personal
01:59...Co-Workers Are Distracting You from Your Work
02:17 10...Dealing with Co-Workers That Ask Too Many Favors
02:09 11...The Client Doesn’t like Your Work
01:37 12...Your Manager Doesn’t Totally Understand Your Work
01:57 13...There Is a Miscommunication
01:55 14...You Make a Mistake
02:12 15...A Client or Co-Worker Doesn’t Follow Through
02:08 16...You Won't Make Your Deadline
01:57 17...You’re Getting Mixed Messages
02:16 18...Dealing with Unresponsive Colleagues
02:19 19...A Co-Worker Talks Too Much During Meetings
01:50 20...You Think You Deserve a Raise
02:10 21...Networking with Strangers or VIPs
02:31 22...A Meeting Goes off Track
01:49 23...You Need to Leave a Meeting Before It Ends
01:23 24...You Arrive Late to a Meeting
01:33 25Conclusion
03:40Lesson Info
...It's Time for Your Annual Review
What to say when it's time for your annual review. So, here's the situation. You've been at a job for a while and according to your contract you're supposed to have an annual review. You're hoping for a promotion and a raise, but it's been more than a year and your boss has not mentioned it. What to say. Now, what you may be thinking and what you shouldn't say is, "where's my promotion?" Or, "what did I do wrong?" Here's the solution. Go ahead and put the review time on their calendar or at least a preliminary conversation about it. Scheduling it for them will help prompt the conversation. Here's what you could say. "I just wanted to remind you that, "according to my original employment contract, "I am due for an annual review." If you use curiosity you could say, "Is there a reason that hasn't been scheduled yet?" Or you could approach it with generosity. "I know you've been busy, "is there something I could do to make it easy for you?" Or you could try humility. "I know you've got ma...
ny important things to attend to, "but I would appreciate it if we schedule my review "within," and then name a time frame and then you ask, "Is that doable?" Or, with humor, you could say, "I'm sure annual reviews are not your favorite part "of your job, but I'm eager to hear "how you think it's going and to see how I can improve." So the overarching idea is that you should acknowledge that annual reviews are sometimes difficult for everyone, but you will make the process as smooth and simple as possible. Make sure you come prepared with a list of your accomplishments and even an acknowledgement of your shortcomings because everyone has them, so don't make your boss point them out. You could say, "I know I missed the mark on that," or, "Sometimes I don't respond." Don't assume they know and remember everything. You could say, "We had that big acquisition, remember? "That impacted everything." So you remind them of big events that may have happened throughout the year that may have impacted your performance negatively. So, in a word, take charge. Make sense?
Ratings and Reviews
Karlie Jessop
Love the format of this course - it was so great to be able to select a specific situation, and then quickly learn a couple of approaches to each one.