Poor Employee Performance Feedback: Courtroom Clerk

Does tasks and assignments while in a busy and chaotic environment.

Does not follow instructions well enough due to not listening keenly.

Discusses issues honestly and keeps the discussion focused on how best one can adjust the situation at hand and move the collaboration forward

Keeps the team size balanced in order to maintain effective communication and teamwork

Puts employees on the defensive by immediately blaming and shaming them thus they are not open to criticism

Often dumps a slew of complaints on one employee all at once instead of focusing on correcting one thing at a time

Makes excuses when one makes mistakes or fails to meet deadlines instead of holding oneself accountable and showing the willingness to improve

Takes on too many tasks, which often leads to low morale, stress or poor performance

Uses technical tools that assist in delivering work more quickly

Seeks assistance to solve a problem quickly and avoids lagging behind

Adapts technology in getting solutions and searches for different approaches to a situation or problem

Uses insight gained from reflection and feedback to improve future research methods

Often forgets to add some contingency time for unexpected events when scheduling tasks

Shows unwillingness to work steadily towards both career and personal goals

Shows unwillingness to participate in specialized training programs and lacks the interest to look for more training opportunities

Rarely encourages team members to share concepts learned in training sessions

Often fails to acknowledge cited works and shows little understanding of the appropriate referencing styles

Does not connect with the target audience when writing reports and proposals

Possesses below average typing skills with below average accuracy and typing speed

Does not understand the importance of maintaining data confidentiality and shows little willingness to learn more about privacy issues

Do you normally have a checklist or a guide before you start doing any given task?

Do you give other people your work to proofread again before presenting it?

Can you describe a team experience which you have found rewarding?

Is there a time when you have had to work with a team that did not get along? What did you do?

Describe a time when you have helped an employee accept change and make adjustments necessary to move forward. How did you go about it?

When do you give positive feedback to your employees or subordinates? Give an example of the last time you did

How have you kept yourself motivated to meet deadlines at work? How have you helped others on the same?

Is there a time when you faced a problem when handling a task? How did this affect your mini-deadlines and the actual deadline?

Can you point out the things distracted you from delivering work on time?

Is there a time you had to seek assistance from another person to solve a problem quickly?

What are you doing to improve your understanding of how to use data reduction and synthesis methods?

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

What efforts are you making to update your list of activities and track project schedules?

Is there a time you failed to use standard scheduling terminologies? What did you do to correct the situation?

How often do you participate in specialized training and what efforts are you making to look for more training opportunities?

How often do you encourage team members to share concepts learned in training sessions?

Have you ever failed to proofread and edit a report or proposal before submitting? How did you correct the situation?

What efforts are you making to learn how to convey technical ideas in an appropriate and reader-friendly language?

How often do you work in a team and how often do you work independently?

What efforts are you making to improve your ability to work with different data entry software packages?