Performance reviews whether individual, departmental, division wide, or for the whole company, must be based on quantitative results against quantitative plans. The numbers speak for themselves, and pretty slides and clever words will not disguise even slightly what the numbers are saying.
A performance review, whether as an individual or the manager of a larger group, will be much easier if you have good numbers. When reporting on your group's performance, whether you are running a department, a division, or a large entity and you want your peers to listen - you had better have good numbers –only then do you have the right to be heard.
At the end of the day, glibness and good presentation cannot take the place of good results – produce good result and get gold stars, fail to produce results and don't bother taking the stage. |
