GPD/ Appraisals

As the workplace and teams become more international, companies which formerly held Goal Performance Dialogues (GPD – annual meeting with your boss) in the language of their own country are completing them in English. This tip will provide you with useful phrases that you can use in your next GPD with your team.

Tips for an effective discussion

  • Involve employees in the process.
  • Encourage open conversation.
  • Encourage an environment of trust.
  • Discuss progress and challenges regularly.
  • Listen, don’t just talk.

Now read the statements in the quiz below, which you might hear in a GPD and select the correct word to complete the statement.

1. I’d like to thank you for your ________ in the XYZ project.

 
 
 

2. I found your input on the XYZ project very ______ and insightful.

 
 
 

3. Your ________ to detail is a tremendous asset to the company.

 
 
 

4. I am really _______ by the progress we have made thanks to your active involvement.

 
 
 

5. Your willingness to work long hours shows how _________ you are to the company.

 
 
 

6. It seems that we don’t ______ see eye to eye with this.

 
 
 

7. I was not very _________ by your work on the XYZ project.

 
 
 

8. Your attitude indicates a lack of ________ in your current position.

 
 
 

9. You repeatedly ________ to perform your assigned tasks in accordance with company policy.

 
 
 

10. Although you have made progress, there is unfortunately still some room for ______.

 
 
 

(Please refresh this page to try the quiz again.)

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