There are two little words that can strike fear into any employee.
Worse than “another meeting”.
More heart-palpitating than “no coffee”.
More frightening than “God, why can’t people FLUSH properly, you savages” which is not exactly two words but needs to be addressed, quite frankly.
These words are “Performance Review”.
Also known as “performance appraisal”, “performance evaluation” “development discussion” and in one place I worked a “blue-sky-imagination-think-fest” .This is the yearly discussion you have with your boss where you look at how well you are…….well, performing in your job.
Sometimes, in some workplaces, it’s also a time to discuss cash money, and that’s when the conversation can get a bit weird
Thankfully, Janine Allis, star of Channel Ten’s Shark Tank, where she suffers no fools, has told us exactly what makes you look good in front of the boss.
She has shared what stops you from getting a pay rise, how you can open the conversation about money, and most importantly, how you can close the deal.
Swim into the Shark infested waters of your career and listen to her advice here:
She says, basically, you need to add value to your workplace. And it’s not always monetary value, you can add value in so many other ways.
The says the best way to be a shining example to your boss, is don’t be a V.E.R.B.
So now that you’re not a VERB, how should you open the discussion around pay?
She says springing it on your boss isn’t helpful. Instead, send an email ahead of time, setting a meeting, with an agenda of items you’d like to discuss.
“Then everyone is going into the meeting going in with the expectation that they’re going to discuss those items…Let everyone have time to think about it” she says. “So no one has any surprises both ways.”
And as closing the conversation? Make sure you “close the loop”.
“You always make sure you leave knowing you have the answer. So you have this conversation, and the employer might go “thank you for that, we will consider it, we will get back to you” and what I would be saying is ‘when would that be’? It’s completely reasonable to know what date they will get back to you.” she says.
“Then I would go back to my desk and say ‘Thank you very much for the meeting, look forward to speaking to you on Tuesday, and then make a time for it…so it’s never left hanging.”
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Janine, I worked at boost and I can say you are drinking your own koolaide. You give pay rises and to those you like and not to those who do work hard. From what I've know, the 'Verb' people are your favourites. That's why I left.