Join your favorite 'HR Insider' and 'HR Outsider' as we go back to basics and run through 6 fundamental topics in HR over 6 weeks. We're now onto our 4th topic in the employee lifecycle and in today's episode we talk performance reviews. We kick off this topic by answering a few questions: What is performance management? And what are performance reviews (or performance appraisals)? Why does it matter? Plus, a great ‘did you know’ section, followed by the ‘Outsider Outpouring’ and the debunking of three performance review myths. Questions or comments on today's episode? Tweet us at @TalentsoftGroup As mentioned in this episode, here are links to more reading: Full recap article of today's episode: https://www.talentsoft.com/resource/how-to-do-performance-reviews/ Definition section: https://www.digitalhrtech.com/performance-appraisal/ Did You Know section: https://www.fastcompany.com/90260641/the-complicated-and-troubled-history-of-the-annual-performance-review; https://hbr.org/2016/10/the-performance-management-revolution; Myths, Stereotypes and Debunking section: https://www.tinypulse.com/blog/11-myths-about-performance-reviews Join us on again on Thursday 26 August as we continue to talk about Performance Management in 2021, with a step by step plan on how to improve it from our resident HR insider Neelie – we call it our Insider Actions! And hear us talk about how a couple of really innovative companies have shaped their approaches to performance reviews.