en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/975968 Comments by Johnny Leckie http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/performance-review.html#IDComment70663311 I agree with Dan &amp; Bruno. In my free ebook, &quot;31 Refutably Irrefutable Laws of Lame Leadership,&quot; (<a href="http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/273295\/31-Refutably-Irrefutable-Laws-of-Lame-Leadership" target="_blank">http://www.scribd.com/doc/273295/31-Refutably-Irr...</a> ) I refer to an &quot;annual review only&quot; mindset as &quot;#12. The Law of the Side Swipe.&quot; &quot;This law is also known as the &#039;law of the big slam&#039; or the &#039;punch in the gut.&#039; Allow your team to make mistakes and get off track throughout the year without course corrections from you along the way. Then spring a long list on them at the &#039;annual review.&quot; Be sure that they are caught off guard and flustered as they try to defend themselves.&quot; A year just seems like a long time to go without communicating about performance, etc. If the communication is happening more frequently, the &quot;annual review&quot; becomes either a formality or not necessary. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:19:03 +0000 http://www.leadingsmart.com/2010/04/performance-review.html#IDComment70663311