"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 it. So the question becomes: how do you prepare for your annual review? How can you effectively and ethically bring them to understand your point of view? How can you make sure your accomplishments get the notice they deserve?"
"Performance reviews might appear to be driven by straightforward metrics. Can storytelling really change the outcome? The truth is that even though our managers might think they are being completely objective, biases and forgetfulness often flavor their evaluations. Humans simply can't remember a whole year's worth of information. Thus, managers often judge employees based on the past month or two. This happens so often it's been given the name "recency bias," valuing the recent events over everything else."
Performance reviews provoke anxiety because career decisions and pay can depend on them. Storytelling techniques help employees present accomplishments clearly and confidently. Managers frequently rely on recent events and may forget much of the year, producing recency bias. Stories are remembered far more than isolated facts; research indicates stories are recalled up to 22 times more than facts alone. Selecting memorable stories ensures managers retain and repeat key achievements and goals. Preparing a concise, ethical narrative increases the chance of recognition and fair evaluation. A practical checklist and structured models (such as an IRS model) can guide preparation for a focused performance-review narrative.
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