If you’re a manager, at some point in your career, if you haven’t already, you’ll be required to participate in something called a “talent review” meeting. That’s HR-speak for a meeting where a bunch of managers get together behind closed doors and talk about their employee’s strengths and weaknesses. Like it or not, employee ranking is still a fact of organizational life.
There are usually three reasons why organizations conduct these meetings:
1. Succession planning and leadership development.
2. Downsizing.
3. Performance appraisal and/or compensation administration.
Here’s 10 tips for how to shine at a talent review meeting:
1. Understand the process.
2. Do your homework.
3. Take a “we” approach, not a “mine and yours” approach.
4. Be candid, objective, and provide examples,
5. Be succinct and direct.
6. Be prepared to listen non-defensively
7. Be engaged.
8. Take notes.
9. Follow the ground rules
10. Follow-up on commitments.
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