Good Employee Performance Feedback: Principal Scientist

Includes details and straightforward instructions in order to avoid most communication gaps and allow tasks to be executed effectively

Asks the person assigned the task to paraphrase the assignment or request in their own words to make sure that they understand what they are supposed to do

Understands well how to help others in times of need without asking for anything in return

Always willing to help his fellow workmates complete their projects on time

Respects authority from the team leaders, supervisors as well as managers

High performance on group tasks given without waiting for someone else to handle them

Insists on the importance of giving fair treatment to all the employees

Helps others understand the value of treating others with dignity and respect

Is specific; states with clarity the exact thing that one wants to be done or what one is refusing to do

Upholds discipline and good habits in order to stay in the course even when faced with difficult situations

Takes the initiative to contact customers or research the effectiveness of the suggested solutions; continues to try new solutions until the desired result is achieved

Compares work performance and the expected outcomes against the set standards in order to achieve quality results

Finds out the competitors' strengths and weaknesses and looks for ways to adopt or exploit them

Identifies the core competencies that one will require and begins to develop those competencies in order to be better positioned for the markets in the future

Promotes basic awareness and skills training focused on the major principles of diversity

Shows willingness to accept feedback, learn, and listen to concerns of others

Gathers knowledge to assist in modeling a process to make it work as expected

Uses existing survey results to assess the impact of ongoing process improvement efforts

Tries to examine problems from a different point of view

Makes effort to examine the truth of an argument before making a conclusion

Do you regard yourself a micro or macro manager? How do you delegate your tasks or projects?

How do you ensure that the person you assign a task has understood all the instructions?

Are you a team player or a mere observer? What do you need to change?

How effectively did you work together with others on this project?

Are you willing to reconcile when a conflict occurs in the workplace?

What are your strengthens and how do you utilize them in the group?

Have you acquired a relationship of trust with other co-workers and management?

Do you provide honest feedback when asked to give any?

Can you describe a time when you were given a project that had an impossible deadline? How did you manage to complete the project in time?

Can you describe a situation where you had to use persistence in order to successfully convince a customer to buy a product?

Is there a time when you have handled a project that demanded a lot of effort? How did you go about it?

Describe a project that you have started on your own recently. What motivated you to get started?

Who do you involve when deciding on a long-range plan for your company and why?

What are some of the things you have done to improve your ability to plan for the future?

Have you participated in events that are diversity-related and what efforts are you making to promote them?

Have you ever made a joke that offended the beliefs of someone else and how did you rectify the situation?

What efforts are you making to learn more about new procedures?

Have you ever failed to map existing processes and how did you correct the mistake?

How often do you encourage colleagues to employ analytical skills when examining the consequences of a certain solution?

What efforts are you making to improve your critical thinking skills when examining the validity and truth of arguments?