How To Give Yourself An Annual Review When You're The HBIC
When you're running your own business, you're often tasked with giving employee reviews. But what about your own review? In today's episode, we are sharing how you can review your own performance (prompts included!) to make sure you're on the path to continuous growth + success in 2021!
Why you need to evaluate your own performance
Accountability for the business
Professional and personal growth—are you making progress towards your big audacious life goals? Or do you need to make a change?
You spend so much time in the weeds that you have to take a step back to intentionally take an outsider's look—of course we all think we are doing a kickass job but are we really?
What you need to be evaluating
Your performance against your personal goals
Your contribution to the business' goals
Some examples of questions to reflect on:
What are the three accomplishments that I’m most proud of?
What are three of my biggest strengths?
What are three areas where I’ve improved over the past year?
What are the three areas where I have the most room for improvement? What are some action steps I can take to improve each?
What was a “mistake” I made this year and how can I prevent it in the future?
What would my ideal growth trajectory (i.e., raise, promotion, new title) be for the next year?
Do I see myself doing the same thing in the next two to five years? If yes, what role would I want to have by then? If no, what skills should I learn in the meantime to make progress towards my next goal
What are three things I can do outside of work that will improve my performance at work (e.g., classes, books, establishing a morning routine, blogging)?