Templates for Impactful Performance Review Comments

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1. 19 July 2026 · corrected by Selen Ikbal Uslu

   Unverified direct quote attributed to Kim Scott from 'Radical Candor' - this exact quote could not be verified in the actual book or any secondary source.; unverified direct quote attributed to Marcus Buckingham from 'First, Break All the Rules' - this exact quote could not be verified in the actual book (co-authored with Curt Coffman) or any secondary s; unverified direct quote attributed to Josh Bernoff from 'Writing Without Bullshit' - this exact quote could not be verified in the actual book

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   <blockquote> <p>&quot;Feedback is information about the past delivered in a form that is useful for the future. If it does not meet both criteria, it is not feedback. It is commentary.&quot; Kim Scott, Radical Candor</p> </blockquote> [...] <blockquote> <p>&quot;The difference between a review that changes someone's career and one they forget in a week is specificity. Vague praise and vague criticism both slide off the memory.&quot; Marcus Buckingham, First, Break All the Rules</p> </blockquote> [...] <blockquote> <p>&quot;The feedback you give employees is a record of how much you have actually observed. Managers who cannot write specific feedback have usually not been watching specifically.&quot; Josh Bernoff, Writing Without Bullshit</p> </blockquote>

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   <p>A useful test: feedback should be information about the past delivered in a form that is useful for the future. If it does not meet both criteria, it functions more as commentary than as actionable feedback.</p> [...] <p>The difference between a review that changes someone's career and one they forget in a week often comes down to specificity. Vague praise and vague criticism both tend to slide off the memory.</p> [...] <p>The feedback a manager gives is, in a sense, a record of how much they have actually observed. Managers who consistently write vague feedback have often not been watching closely enough to be specific.</p>

   Why: Unverified direct quote attributed to Kim Scott from 'Radical Candor' - this exact quote could not be verified in the actual book or any secondary source.; unverified direct quote attributed to Marcus Buckingham from 'First, Break All the Rules' - this exact quote could not be verified in the actual book (co-authored with Curt Coffman) or any secondary s; unverified direct quote attributed to Josh Bernoff from 'Writing Without Bullshit' - this exact quote could not be verified in the actual book or any secondary source.

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