Peak Performance and Peak Satisfaction in Your Business Career

Leading Through the Forced Bell Curve

Episode 99

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Performance reviews can be one of the hardest parts of leadership, especially when you're asked to rate your team in a forced bell curve.

In this episode, I explore why these systems exist, where they often break down, and how great leaders navigate them without sacrificing trust or development. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

  • Why companies use forced performance ratings.
  • The biggest mistakes managers make during performance reviews.
  • Why "I was forced to give you this rating" is one of the worst things you can say.
  • A practical exercise for evaluating your team more objectively. 
  • How to use performance reviews to create growth, not discourage it.

Whether you're leading a team or receiving a performance rating yourself, I hope this episode gives you a new perspective on one of the most challenging parts of leadership.

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