Conducting Effective Performance Reviews

The Conducting Effective Performance Reviews course equips HR professionals and managers with the skills and confidence to conduct fair, effective, and meaningful performance evaluations. Participants learn how to set clear expectations, assess performance objectively, deliver constructive feedback, manage difficult conversations, and create development-focused action plans. The course also covers ways to reduce bias, stay consistent, and support engagement. Done well, reviews give employees clear expectations, useful feedback, recognition, and a path to grow. They also help managers communicate better, increase accountability, spot talent and skill gaps, and support succession planning.

Reviewed by Stephanie Dillon, Lead Senior HR Advisor, and Cindy Satter, Senior HR Advisor, SHRM-SCP, PHR. See Catapult HR Advisors.