By Anna Hinder -
Dear Anna,
Annual reviews are just around the corner. What can I do to ensure it’s effective over Zoom rather than face-to-face in the office?
For individuals:
It’s more important than ever to plan the topics you want to discuss this year. If you have important items such as promotion prospects or challenges meeting budget, consider a call or note to your reviewer in the days leading up to the review to put these items on the agenda. It’s harder, but not impossible, to bring up a sensitive topic over Zoom. Getting a sense of the right time is hard when you can’t read body language. It’s also easy for misunderstandings to occur. If your process includes the dreaded self-assessment, think of it as a draft for discussion, not a witness statement. You want enough detail to remind your reviewer of key areas without perfecting every sentence.
