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4. What issues or blockages challenged
you during the past year?
5. What, if any, blockages must you
overcome to achieve your goals
this year?
6. Describe your personal development
plans for the coming year.
Performance Review Self-Assessment
The purpose of a performance evaluation is to evaluate your performance results and compare them
to the mutually agreed goals we set. To prepare you for our meeting and to help you crystallize your
thinking, please complete this worksheet.
1. Based on what you achieved this year, in what areas do you feel that you were very strong?
a. Where did you think you could improve?
At the beginning of the review, have
2. Assign an overall rating to your own performance.
3. What new or improved skills would help you in the coming year?
4. What issue and blockages challenged you during the past year?
5. What blockages must you overcome to achieve your goals this year?
employees read the self-evaluation out loud.
Listen carefully to how they answer the
questions, because the listener sets the tone
for the meeting. Conduct the performance
review in a quiet area where you won't be
disturbed. Stay objective and focused on
the individual results as well as those of the
overall practice.
Be specifi c when giving feedback, both
PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS
positive and negative. Although you are
reviewing past performance, focus on the
future. Help the employee to realize their
true potential by setting a career path and
focus on long-term goals.
Discuss any issues or blockages that
If you've never conducted a performance
review, here are some suggestions.
The fi rst step is to provide the employee
with a self-evaluation form, similar to the
one above. Give the form to employees two
or three days in advance of the meeting,
which will allow them enough time to refl ect
on their performance and to formulate
some questions in preparation for the
review. This process helps them develop an
objective view of their own contributions
to the practice, and is an opportunity for
them to have a voice with their employer.
In busy offi ces, there is very little time
to have a one-on-one dialogue with each
employee, which is one of the benefi ts of
the annual review.
To help the employee prepare for the
meeting, have them complete the following
questions:
1. Based on what you achieved this
year, in what areas do you feel that
you were very strong? Where did you
think you could improve?
2. Assign an overall rating to your own
performance out of 10.
3. What new or improved skills would
help you in the coming year?
they experienced as well as the strengths
in their job performance. Then begin
your evaluation of their performance.
It is helpful to have the employee's job
description and assign a rating to each duty
that he/she performs based on what those
duties are. This will help the employee
to feel that they are receiving a fair and
objective evaluation based on their actual
daily duties.
[Editor's note: Thanks to author
Sandie Baillargeon, Townies can visit
dentaltown.com/performance-forms
to download three free forms that can
be used during performance reviews:
an employee self-evaluation form,
and performance review forms tailored
to offi ce manager and scheduling
coordinator positions.]
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7. Do you require employer support to
achieve your goals? If yes, describe
the type of support that would be
most helpful to you.
8. Do you have any constructive
comments or suggestions that would
help improve the quality of service
that we provide?

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