Performance reviews are nerve-wracking for everyone. Career decisions and remuneration may hang in the balance. You want your manager to see your past year’s accomplishments the way you see them. So ...

When we think of performance reviews, we usually assume it’s all the manager’s job. We just wait for their judgment of our work. But performance reviews should be a collaborative process. You have the ...

Throughout my career leading teams at Nordstrom, Verizon, and Yahoo, I've conducted hundreds of annual performance reviews. Some employees walked in composed, prepared, and ready to shape their career ...

No federal law requires employers to conduct employee performance reviews, but many employers do so at least annually. Performance reviews can benefit employers and employees by improving: Work ...

To say managers and employees often approach performance reviews with mixed feelings would be doing a disservice to mixed feelings. While necessary, they’re rarely enjoyable for either party. At its ...

This article was originally published on June 4, 2025 on Law360 and is republished here with permission. This article is part of a monthly column that connects popular culture to hot-button labor and ...