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Fair performance reviews

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for managers and anyone. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 28 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why fair reviews depend on clear criteria and evidence gathered all year
  • Quiz
  • Video

  • Rate against written, job-related criteria
  • Tabs
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

  • Recognise and correct four common rating errors: recency, halo/horns, central tendency, similarity
  • Accordion
  • Sorting activity
  • Matching quiz

  • Write review comments that are specific, behaviour-based and free of style or personality labels
  • Flashcards
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Prepare for calibration and the review conversation, and document the outcome
  • Process
  • Checklist
  • Multi-select quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

What most likely explains the different ratings?

 

With the same results, the difference came from who was seen. Written criteria and an evidence log keep the focus on the work.

Lesson 1, Your role, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

Which log entry is the most useful?

 

It has a date, a result and an outcome. The others are impressions that cannot be checked.

Lesson 2, The rules: criteria and evidence, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

A manager gives everyone "meets" so that no one is upset. Which error is this?

 

Central tendency means clustering ratings in the middle. The fix is to compare each person with the written standard.

Lesson 3, Do / Don't: rating errors, teaches this. See the outline

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Learners earn a certificate

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Certificate of completion

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Fair performance reviews

Completed on12 October 2026
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Style 1 of 6: Teal humanist

Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Your role · 6 min

    Explain why fair reviews depend on clear criteria and evidence gathered all year.

  • Lesson 2: The rules: criteria and evidence · 6 min

    Rate against written, job-related criteria.

  • Lesson 3: Do / Don't: rating errors · 8 min

    Recognise and correct four common rating errors: recency, halo/horns, central tendency, similarity.

  • Lesson 4: The conversation and the write-up · 5 min

    Write review comments that are specific, behaviour-based and free of style or personality labels.

  • Lesson 5: Calibrate and document · 5 min

    Prepare for calibration and the review conversation, and document the outcome.

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

Before each review cycle (short refresher) + full course every 2 years (best practice).

Managers and anyone who rates or reviews others' performance (including calibration panels).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Rating scale and criteria
  • Review cycle dates
  • Performance system
  • Calibration process
  • Review appeal process
  • HR contact
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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