Performance reviews are meant to be mile markers on your leadership map — a chance to pause, reflect, and reset direction. Too often, though, they trigger that familiar pit in your stomach. Why? Because they hold more than performance: they carry trust, value, and the future of your team’s journey.
In this episode of The Manager’s Mind, we’ll walk the terrain together:
Recognizing the emotional weight of reviews and what’s really under the surface.
Three landmarks to keep in sight: relationship, standard, next step.
The most common hazards — overpacking, avoidance, overcorrection, forgetting the map.
Tools for the path ahead: Clear Feedback Map™, 1:1 Compass™, and the 70/30 Balance.
One small practice this week: a pre-review check-in that shifts the terrain and lightens the weight.
Trail Map Download the free Trail Map for this episode — a companion guide with scripts, prompts, and reflection exercises to make your next review calmer and clearer. Get yours here: The Trail Map
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