Performance Review Template
A structured, fair performance review template covering goals, achievements, areas for development, and forward planning.
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Run performance reviews in Gochi HR — track goals, record feedback, and store review history against every employee record.
What makes a performance review worth doing
Most performance reviews are dreaded by both managers and employees because they're either a rubber-stamping exercise or an uncomfortable surprise. A well-structured review — done consistently, with evidence, and focused on the future as much as the past — is one of the most valuable conversations a manager can have.
Sections in this template
- Goal review — Assessment of goals set at the last review
- Key achievements — Specific accomplishments during the review period
- Areas for development — Honest, constructive assessment of gaps
- Values alignment — How the employee has demonstrated company values
- Forward goals — Three to five goals for the next review period
- Development plan — Specific actions to support growth
- Employee comments — Space for the employee's own perspective
Having the conversation well
Send the template to both manager and employee a week before the review. Ask both to complete it independently. The review meeting then becomes a comparison of perspectives rather than a one-way assessment — which is far more productive and fair.