What’s the best way to manage employee reviews for your team? Should you use an objective, numerical rating system or stick with a more subjective process? Join us today as your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton discuss ways to make reviews a productive and positive experience for employees and employers.

After a message from our sponsor, Streak, then it’s time for listener questions where Kevin tells us that our pie-in-the-sky optimism isn’t working for him. We get down to Earth and offer Kevin some action tips to help him get out from being stuck working for someone else. It’s hard work, but we know you can do it, Kevin!

If you have a question for Dave or Shannon, contact us at [email protected]!

00:00:00 Small Business Show #331 for Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Listener Questions today!

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00:04:06 Robert: How to do reviews?

Make sure you document it

Call them “Check-ins.”

Ask your employees to create their notes first… and share them.

When to schedule reviews

One year is too long

Separate salary from performance review

Salary Review Questions

How have you added to your talent stack?

What new things are you doing for yourself?

How are you growing?

Performance Review

Compliment sandwich

Here’s why you’re here

Here’s what you can improve

Here’s what we love

What’s your plan?

What new thing do you want to do here?

What new skills do you want to learn?

Build your team from within

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00:18:26 Kevin: Optimism only goes so far; how do you REALLY succeed?

Idea — Find a Side Hustle

Test it, gain confidence.

When you’re saying, “if only I had more time to spend on my side hustle…” that’s when you’re ready

DealsOnTheWeb.com — Dave and Shannon’s first venture

Idea — Find a product to sell: eBay, Poshmark, Goodwill, Garage Sales

Ignore MOST of the negative comments

Track your progress

Use your To Did List

Being an Entrepreneur is a Blue Collar Job

00:35:28 SBS 331 Outtro

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