7 Performance Review Mistakes Australian Managers Keep Making (And How To Fix Them)
Most managers don't set out to run a bad performance review. They mean well, they care about their people, and they genuinely want the conversation to go somewhere. Yet so many reviews still leave both sides feeling flat, and the same handful of mistakes turn up again and again across Australian workplaces. The good news is that these mistakes are easy to spot once you know what to look for, and even easier to fix. Here are the seven that cause the most damage, and what to do instead. Mistake 1: Relying On Recency Bias Ask most managers to assess someone's year and they'll mostly recall the past month or two. The big win from last September fades, the project that ran late in February disappears entirely, and the review ends up shaped by whatever happened most recently. It's a completely natural quirk of memory, and it's deeply unfair to the person being reviewed. The fix: keep notes throughout the year. A quick entry after each project, milestone, or notable momen...