Mentoris writes: Performance review time

It is now 12 months since my first article as Mentoris and, in looking over my columns to date, I hope I have helped you in some way to improve your business or personal life with some of my thoughts.

On re-reading the previous articles, it struck me that although I have evaluated them, I have not had the pleasure of a review of my performance by the hierarchy at Optician. I am sure that if you conducted a quick straw poll of business-owners, managers, and employees, you’d be hard-pressed to find many fans of performance reviews.

Yet we know from watching elite sports, for example, that regular review and appraisal of performance is an essential ingredient to become world class at what you do. The same applies to business; having a performance review system is an important tool for bringing the best out of you and your people.