Amidst the debate over the value of performance ratings and formal year-end appraisals, it is easy to forget about the once-popular mid-year review.
Traditionally, companies used mid-year reviews – much like formal year-end reviews — to measure and explain employees’ progress on their goals to date by providing qualitative feedback and a rating. The process was designed to ensure that employees were fully aware of expectations, to make mid-year updates to objectives or development plans, and to also prevent surprises at the year-end performance review.
