Poor Employee Performance Feedback: Senior Biomedical Engineer

Demands that the other person sees things the same way and takes it as a personal attack when they have a different opinion

Avoids admitting any weaknesses at all costs and blames and criticizes the other person for the situation at hand

Reads books and attends webinars, workshops, classes, seminars, etc. that help in professional growth

Knows how to empathize and sympathize with co-workers in order to build harmony and avoid conflicts in the workplace

Always focuses on the negative aspects of one's job and does not seem interested in exploring the positive side of it

Is always late at work and takes sick leaves even when it is not necessary

Does not make personal sacrifices like getting to work early or leaving late to complete a task or to handle challenging schedules, goals, and budgets

Pretends to know everything and does not let other employees know when one does not know how to go about doing something

Reflects and writes down specific benefits and reasons for accomplishing a certain goal in order to make the goal more realistic

Considers how own goals fit with other plans one has in life in order to avoid conflicting plans that can cause problems

Carefully monitors and appreciates the quality of work one has provided as well as that, which other people provide

Aligns personal goals with those of the team or company and works hard to achieve them promptly and efficiently

Develops a company's vision but does not indicate where the company is headed or where one wants it to be

Creates an action plan that is hard to change or update thus gets stuck when a plan experiences an unexpected change

Uses the company resources for unnecessary ventures rather than for ventures that increase its productivity

Sets unrealistic goals that are highly unachievable thus ends up wasting plenty of the company's time and resources

Does not consider how ordinary things can be improved and is afraid to go against the majority to implement changes

Takes uncalculated risks and jumps blindly into action without considering the likelihood of failure

Constantly disrespectful to people with diverse cultural backgrounds and often alienates them

Hardly understands people with diverse cultural backgrounds and does not bother to provide a cohesive environment for everyone

Describe a time when you have facilitated a solution to a problem between two employees. How did you go about it?

Describe a time when you have had to cope with a hostile subordinate or colleague. How did you handle him/her?

What is one thing you would like to improve about yourself in order to be more competitive at work?

Are there situations where you made periodic mistakes while trying to learn something new?

What techniques and processes have you come up with to make your job easier or to be more effective at work?

Are there times when you have helped other employees love their jobs? How did you go about it?

Can you describe a time when you were asked to handle a tough problem which challenged your personal accountability? What was the outcome?

Describe a time when you had to admit to your supervisor that you had made a mistake. What happened?

Is there a time when you failed to meet your goals because they were unreal? What did you do?

Is there a time when you felt that you did not have what it takes to achieve your goals? How did you deal with this?

Is there a time when you were not satisfied with the results you achieved for your goals? What was the problem?

When you have a lot of projects you need to complete, what do you do to accomplish them effectively and promptly?

Describe the most recent long-range plan you have been involved in. What are some of the information you needed to start the process?

How have you helped your team members meet their long-term goals? How has this benefited the company at large?

What basic rules have you followed for successful resource planning? How has this helped you to manage resources effectively?

Describe a time when you identified a project that was consuming more company resources than needed. What did you do with the project?

Were there any times where you felt that you were less optimistic than other times?

What efforts are you making to stay ahead of your competitors and learn from them?

Are you actively involved in celebrations and events that feature people with different cultures?

What are you doing to encourage individuals and groups with a different cultural background to work with each other?