https://davidohnstad.info/mid-year-reviews-beyond-performance-metrics/ Leadership, Mentorship & Career Development in Tech Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:16:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://davidohnstad.info/mid-year-reviews-beyond-performance-metrics/#comment-555 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:16:15 +0000 https://davidohnstad.info/?p=183#comment-555 […] Here’s what goes wrong structurally. The review is scheduled because the calendar says it’s time, not because there’s a natural inflection point in the work. The manager prepares by pulling metrics, scanning Slack threads, and reconstructing a narrative from fragments. The employee prepares by listing accomplishments they think will land well. Neither party walks in asking: “What does this person need to grow into next, and am I the right person to help them get there?” That’s the mentorship question. It’s also the question most managers skip entirely because performance review templates don’t include a field for it. For more on this, see Looking beyond traditional performance metrics. […]

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