“Loyalty is the pledge of truth to oneself and others.” Ada Boardley
People always told me they disliked getting, or giving, performance evaluations. Most companies have policies that require them, but given this antipathy, it doesn’t seem like they’re very well regarded. Feedback is good, but when it’s held for some arbitrary annual date it tends to lose its appeal: too much time passes for it to be relevant. But what if you promised your employees you’d be thoughtful and honest, and pledged to use feedback as a way to help them be better. Better yet, what if you told them you’d be more attentive and let them know in real time when they performed well and would correct them and show them how to be better when they didn’t. After a while, relationships with your employees would be based on fairness and truth: their perception of you would improve and they’d probably be more loyal to you and your company; they’d probably be happier coming to work every day with a good attitude. Remember that loyalty is the pledge of truth to yourself and your employees today.
Ada Velez-Boardley: Social worker
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