Poor Employee Performance Feedback: Database Administration Manager

Sets goals but loses sight of the reasons behind them thus one is unable to stay motivated to accomplish them

Does not believe in oneself; is always doubtful of one's potential to accomplish goals thus makes it difficult to get motivated

Carries a productive attitude that does not change even in unpleasant situations

Always brings a smile on the face that can tell enthusiasm from afar

Gives up every time one messes up and loses the energy to remain focused on one's goals

Works without a specific plan or schedule thus loses track on what should be done and when it should be done

Reduces the quality of the products sold by the company in order to minimize production costs

Does not keep the company's payables up-to-date thus loses track of how much the company owes, to whom, or whether the company is past due on any bills

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

Integrates long-term planning into the company budget in order to avoid conflict between the day-to-day finances and long-term financial goals

Does not let other employees waste own time with gossip; sets boundaries at work in order to complete the assigned work correctly and on time

Uses appropriate tools to check and ensure that all parts of a task or project are complete before submission

Rarely follows up with existing customers, prospects, and business alliances

Makes poor financial decisions and has poor money management skills

Demonstrates little familiarity with computer security issues and copyright laws

Hardly seeks for assistance when faced with a problem related to using a computer service

Often fails to consider the needs of most users when designing a new program

Shows little interest to learn how to create more impressive web pages using appropriate web design techniques and programming paradigms

Always lags behind others in working with new and complex systems

Slow at learning new technologies and makes little effort to remain updated with technology

Can you give an example of a time when you overcame a significant problem, which made you very proud of yourself?

Is there a time when you have not accomplished a task due to lack of motivation? What led to your lack of motivation? How did you fix it?

Do you allow others to air their opinions or give you new ideas you can implement?

Are you emotionally stable or do you flare up in uncontrollable anger?

After setting your goals, how do you keep track of your progress? What do you do when you realize that you have done less than you expected?

Is there a time when you faced challenges when working on a project? What did you do to remain determined to finish the project?

Describe a time when your company has faced an unexpected expense. What was the expense and how did you handle it?

Describe a time when your company was successful in reducing its expenses. What are some of the strategies you used and how did the company benefit from this?

How do you make sure that your long-term goals do not conflict with your short-term goals?

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

How do you make sure that you have all the necessary tools before starting a project or task?

How have you helped your team members improve their ability to manage details? How has this improved the overall productivity of the team?

What efforts are you making to become more involved with the community that supports your venture?

What have you learned from your past mistakes when executing business ideas?

What efforts are you making to become more familiar with different computer hardware components?

Have you ever tried to use computer aided design techniques and failed? What did you do to succeed?

How do you handle errors in your code when a program fails to execute?

Have you ever made suggestions that improved an existing program?

Can you describe a time when you saved time by applying your technical skills to automate a process?

Have you ever failed to follow technical instructions when using a new system? What did you do to improve?