Goal Cascading & Performance Reviews Flashcards
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In the OKR framework, what is the recommended ambitious target for Key Result achievement to signal healthy stretch?
Answer: Around 70% achievement, indicating appropriate stretch
In OKR methodology, achieving roughly 70% of a Key Result signals it was sufficiently ambitious; 100% consistently may indicate goals were set too conservatively.
A manager consistently gives all team members average ratings to avoid conflict during performance reviews. This exemplifies which bias?
Answer: Central tendency bias
Central tendency bias occurs when a manager avoids extreme ratings and clusters all employees near the midpoint, obscuring true performance differences.
Which component of a SMART goal ensures the employee and manager have a shared, objective understanding of what success looks like?
Answer: Measurable
The Measurable component defines concrete criteria for success, eliminating ambiguity about whether a goal has been achieved.
When conducting a performance review for an employee on a performance improvement plan (PIP), what should the manager prioritize?
Answer: Providing balanced, documented feedback tied specifically to PIP goals and observed behaviors
A PIP-linked review must document specific behavioral evidence against the agreed milestones to be legally defensible and developmentally meaningful.
Goal weight distribution in a performance review system refers to:
Answer: Assigning different percentage contributions to goals based on their strategic importance
Goal weighting assigns different percentage values to goals so that more strategically important objectives have a proportionally greater impact on the overall performance rating.
A team leader sets an aggressive sales goal for her team without confirming that support resources are available. Which SMART criterion is most violated?
Answer: Achievable
An Achievable goal must be realistic given available resources, skills, and constraints; setting goals without confirming resource availability violates this criterion.
Which performance review design best reduces the impact of manager subjectivity by incorporating input from multiple sources?
Answer: 360-degree feedback review
360-degree feedback incorporates perspectives from peers, direct reports, and stakeholders, diluting any single rater's bias and producing a more balanced view.