{"id":2424,"date":"2018-11-07T11:46:36","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mylessonslearned.co\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2018-11-07T11:46:36","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T11:46:36","slug":"when-being-humble-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylessonslearned.co\/?p=2424","title":{"rendered":"When Being Humble Hurts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was talking to a good friend last week, and he asked me to take a quick look at his self-assessment year end appraisal. My friend is very qualified, excellent at his job, but I was quietly freaked out because he was so modest.\u00a0 So while year end assessments can feel like an administrative PIA, they are important. A couple of hints:<\/p>\n

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  1. Don’t make it a laundry list of what you did.<\/strong> Accomplishments are important, but you want to tie them into a more strategic statement. For instance, if one of the goals was for the department to become more efficient,\u00a0 state your accomplishments (cross-training, re-engineering processes) within the strategic frame. Otherwise, it just becomes a laundry list of things.<\/li>\n
  2. Don’t be overly modest<\/strong>. This friend ranked himself average on everything….he’s not. This is not the time to be humble. At the very least, you should be a solid 2, with a few 1’s. if you’re a top performer (1 being the best!). Ranking yourself 1’s on everything is a little off-putting, but ranking yourself too low hurts too….the reader is going to think: “what does the person see that I don’t?”<\/li>\n
  3. Assume other people will read it.<\/strong> It’s not just for your boss….if you’re up for promotion, your reviews will get circulated and they live forever. Pay attention and write it well. Keep acronyms to a minimum. Write it for a person who knows nothing about what you do.<\/li>\n
  4. Metrics are powerful.<\/strong> Just like in resumes, it’s great to see metrics which make the point: 30% decrease in errors, 10% increase in new sales.<\/li>\n
  5. Many companies require you to input into a template<\/strong>. Create it in Microsoft word, hone it, and paste into the system while keeping a copy. Too many stories of people who work in the template, only to lose it after hours of work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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