Lead with Performance Reviews

Performance Review season is upon us. For most managers, this time is extremely stressful. Performance review cycles are time consuming, in some cases exhausting, and especially given today’s climate, it is yet more work on top of their already packed schedules!

Given how impactful these cycles are on careers, my dear managers, I want to challenge you this cycle. This cycle, show up not as managers. Show up as leaders. Leaders lead. They challenge the status quo. They ask the hard questions. They call BS. Be a leader for underrepresented members of your team. They need you the most. They often are not the best at advocating for themselves. They are usually held to a higher, unfair standard of excellence. And more often than not, they are not rewarded for all that they do.