Helping People Win at Work
by Ken Blanchard and Garry Ridge
WD-40's CEO Ridge and Blanchard on 'Don't Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A': performance reviews as coaching, not judgement, with the system WD-40 used to build a tribe culture. Practical and specific about the review process.
Read it if…
you run performance reviews and want to make them developmental.
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Skip it if…
you are not a manager.
Try instead: Simple Truths of Leadership →
Three things you will actually use
- Set people up to get an A.
- Review is a conversation, not a verdict.
- Tribe culture is built on learning moments.
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Read the WD-40 review system and change one part of yours.
Our verdict
Performance reviews, redeemed.
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