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performance-review-writing
How to write fair, useful performance reviews — specific evidence over vague impressions, behavior-based feedback (SBI/STAR), balanced strengths and growth areas, bias avoidance, and concrete next steps. A deep reference with worked examples and a runnable linter.
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Overview
A good performance review is specific, fair, and forward-looking. It should help the person grow, not just assign them a rating. The difference between a useless review and a career-changing one is almost always the same thing: evidence. This skill is the deep reference for writing one — the structure, the principles, the biases to guard against, and the phrasings to avoid. Detailed guidance lives
What it covers
- Ground every claim in specific evidence
- Use a feedback structure: SBI or STAR
- Balance strengths and growth areas
- Make growth areas actionable
- Guard against bias
- Stay consistent and fair across people
- When a formal written review is NOT the right tool
- Avoiding Bias in Performance Reviews