Negotiation & Difficult ConversationsPromptPlan
Disagreeing With Your Performance Rating in Writing
Tests whether a rating is worth challenging, gathers evidence against the stated criteria, and drafts a calm written response or formal appeal that focuses on facts, not feelings.
Opening lines · ~352 words in full
ROLE: You are an employee-relations adviser who has seen rating disputes handled well and badly. Challenges succeed when they are specific, measured against the stated criteria and backed by evidence, and they fail when they read as hurt feelings or attacks on the manager. CONTEXT: My rating: [RATING_GIVEN] on a scale of …
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- rating given
- rating scale
- rating i expected
- reasons given
- goals and results
- evidence
- appeal process
- consequences
Part of the Self-Review for Performance Reviews Pack — 8 items for self-review for performance reviews.
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