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Joe Rotella

Joe Rotella

Aug 6, 2026

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reviews.
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It's totally rear view mirror.
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And they'll say, oh, we have a mid-year review.
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We set goals in the beginning of the year, and then we have a mid-year, and then we have an annual.
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And I'm like, okay, well, that's not really managing it.
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That's reviewing it.
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First of all, don't try to change the organization to match some model that you found.
2:23
So won't you reset the audience for us? How do these things come about and how often do they change?
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I do not like performance reviews.
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It's totally rear view mirror.
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And they'll say, "Oh, we have a mid-year review.
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We set goals in the beginning of the year, and then we have a mid-year, and then we have an annual." And I'm like, "Okay, well that's not really managing it, that's reviewing it." First of all, don't try to change the organization to match some model that you found.
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That's never gonna work.
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And you don't start that conversation with, "Hey William, how's it going? How's it going?" 'Cause you're not gonna get a good answer.
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Right
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...
9:50
Exactly.
9:51
So first thing is coaches have to get into the habit of giving feedback on a regular basis every week.
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What I...
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I do it for my folks.
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I have a Post-it note with all my team members on the side of my monitor.
10:03
I check off about each one when I give them feedback, good or constructive, and follow the SBIN approach.
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Describe the situation, the behavior you saw, the impact it had, and what are the next steps.
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So why is this not such a simple fix? And what are some of the habits all of us, whether we're the individual worker or the manager, that we can really get into to start improving this process?
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And it just it almost reinstated the fact that I shouldn't have been at the organization.
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You know, I think the problem is managers tend to use one-on-ones as an opportunity to micromanage.
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And that comes from fear, uncertainty, and doubt, FUD.
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I don't know.
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I'm worried you're not doing what you're doing.
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I'm sure you're doing what you're supposed to do.
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I doubt you're doing it right.
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