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Description

Annual Performance Review: Prepare, Conduct and Formalise the Follow-Up

A short format for conducting a genuinely useful annual review that ends with dated commitments

  • 0.07 days — 0.5 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • All levels
  • Up to 6 participants

Annual reviews are often prepared the evening before and conducted by reading the form aloud. The employee listens, then signs. Objectives set the previous year are never revisited and development wishes go unanswered. The exercise ends up being seen as one more administrative formality.

Thirty minutes online to revisit the three stages of the review, from preparation through to written formalisation. This short format targets the specific practices that change the quality of the conversation, in particular relying on observable facts and setting verifiable objectives.

Learning objectives

  • Prepare the review on the basis of facts from the past year
  • Conduct the conversation with a balance between review and forward planning
  • Formulate verifiable objectives for the year ahead
  • Formalise commitments and the actions to follow

What makes this programme different

The thirty-minute format targets the few practices that genuinely shift a review conversation
A ready-to-use preparation grid accompanies the module
Extracts from poorly handled reviews are analysed to identify the corrective practice

Programme

1Preparing the Review

Arriving with facts

  • Reviewing the objectives set for the past year
  • Gathering observable facts rather than impressions
  • Preparing the employee and setting up the practical conditions for the conversation
  • Sensitive points to anticipate

2Conducting the Conversation

Listen, then assess

  • Opening the meeting and restating its framework
  • A two-way review grounded in facts
  • Formulating critical feedback that can be heard and accepted
  • Capturing development wishes

3Formalising and Following Up

Keeping what was said alive

  • Drafting verifiable objectives
  • Mutual commitments and the resources attached to them
  • Signing the record and giving the employee the opportunity to add their own comments
  • Follow-up checkpoints spread across the year

Who is it for

Managers who conduct annual performance reviews, as well as HR professionals responsible for supporting the review campaign.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

12 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.