Poor Employee Performance Feedback: Biological Scientist

Tends to procrastinate work that is assigned leading to piling up of work.

Delivers work way past the deadline and does not explain reasons for that.

Keeps an open mind and gives the other person an opportunity to explain their side of the story

Gives objective and forward moving feedback that motivates and inspires the other person to perform better

Highly inconsistent in enforcing and following the company policies and procedures

Inconsistent in following and keeping major ethical business practices that matter to the company

Always the last person to offer assistance or help out when asked to

Always shouts others down when they try to offer their opinions

Takes pride in demonstrating dedication to the company through hard work

Focuses on innovating new ideas on how to do more tasks easily

Periodically thanks one's employer for being chosen to participate in a new team project or for the opportunity to work at the company

Looks for solutions instead of griping about problems; comes up with suggestions about ways to make things better and run smoothly

Creates extra drama, overthinks and creates problems out of things that do not matter

Does not take time to freshen up even when one starts to feel drained and mentally overworked

Sets goals that are either too difficult or too easy to accomplish or does not set goals at all

Always has a hard time asking for guidance or understanding what the results of a project should be

Dedicates little resources for supporting diversity and hardly communicates the value of diversity

Possesses little understanding of the perspectives of others and does not bother to make improvements

Demonstrates poor critical thinking skills and hardly bothers to examining the validity and truth of arguments

Rarely applies logic and reason when determining the merits of an argument and often draws conclusions from illogical arguments

How well do you prioritize and handle any work assigned to you?

Do you always find it difficult to say no to extra work when you have enough to handle?

Describe a time when you have had to deal with an employee who was not happy about the feedback you had given. How did you handle the situation?

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

Are you introducing a good or bad example to other employees who are watching you?

Are you able to tell others to present themselves professionally without feeling guilty of doing the opposite?

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

What can your team say concerning your work ethics and manners?

Do you feel unable to accomplish a task even before beginning it?

Do you seek new opportunities to make you grow or you are not open minded?

Describe a time when you went beyond your employer's expectations in order to get the job done

Can you describe a time when you made a suggestion to improve the work in your department? What was the outcome?

Can you describe a situation at work that really stressed you out to the maximum? How did you handle it?

Which specific areas in your current department do you find to be the most stressful?

Describe a time when you have been very successful in accomplishing your goals. What made this possible?

How do you motivate your team members to stay focused on achieving results?

What efforts are you making to promote professional development courses and forums that enhance diversity?

What are some of the things you are doing to discourage harassment and bullying of people with diverse views?

What efforts are you making to improve your research methods?

How often do you employ logic and reason when determining the merits of an argument?