[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":213},["ShallowReactive",2],{"book-resource-performance-review":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":189,"extension":190,"meta":191,"navigation":208,"path":209,"seo":210,"stem":211,"__hash__":212},"bookResources\u002Facademy\u002Fbook-resources\u002Fperformance-review.md","Performance Review Template",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":171},"minimark",[9,13,19,24,28,35,38,42,45,48,52,55,58,62,65,68,72,78,83,88,93,98,102,105,109,114,117,121,124,128,131,135,138,142],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"performance-review-template",[14,15],"resource-download",{"description":16,"file":17,"label":18,"title":5},"Free editable Word guide you can copy, fill in, and share with your band. Also readable on this page.","\u002Fdownloads\u002Fbook-resources\u002Fperformance-review.docx","Download guide (DOCX)",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"how-to-use-this-guide","How to use this guide",[25,26,27],"p",{},"Template for conducting band member performance reviews. Filled honestly, one page per member turns a tense hour into named wins, chosen growth edges, and dated next commitments.",[25,29,30,34],{},[31,32,33],"strong",{},"Cadence:"," complete one page per member each quarter or after a tour leg, file the pages together, and open the following session by reading last period's commitments aloud.",[25,36,37],{},"Unspoken scorekeeping becomes politics. Structured review—under any name—is kinder long-term than silent resentments that explode on tour.",[20,39,41],{"id":40},"what-to-cover","What to cover",[25,43,44],{},"Cover five dimensions — reliability, musical development, ops contribution, stagecraft, and collaboration — then flip it: what does the band owe this person in coaching, gear budget, or saner scheduling? A conversation that only criticizes without naming the support on offer produces fear and quiet job-hunting, not improvement.",[25,46,47],{},"Bound the scope to a defined stretch — last quarter or the tour leg that ended Sunday — so the hour stays about recent evidence instead of becoming a lifetime trial. Older grievances that never made the agenda in their own season forfeit the right to dominate this one.",[20,49,51],{"id":50},"how-to-run-it","How to run it",[25,53,54],{},"Run these conversations on a fixed cadence with shared standards, citing specific moments — the load-in one member handled alone in Tulsa, the bridge that fell apart twice in June — while keeping the tone calm and aimed at behavior rather than character. Vague character verdicts invite defensiveness; timestamped examples invite problem-solving.",[25,56,57],{},"Finish with one change per person, each carrying a name and a deadline, and book the following session before anyone leaves the room. A conversation without written outcomes is theater that burns trust while posing as professionalism, so put the agreed items on a single page and open next month by reading them aloud.",[20,59,61],{"id":60},"tone-and-cadence","Tone and cadence",[25,63,64],{},"Aim every comment at something that can change in the coming quarter, because 'your timing drifts when tempos exceed 150' is actionable while 'you seem checked out lately' is just a fog machine. Forward-looking specifics let people succeed at the follow-up instead of bracing for it like a sentencing.",[25,66,67],{},"Quarterly, or once after each tour leg, suits most groups: constant evaluation turns the band into a politics simulator, while total silence lets pressure build until it vents mid-soundcheck. Pick a rhythm, put it on the calendar, and treat skipping it like skipping a paid gig.",[20,69,71],{"id":70},"fill-in-review-notes","Fill-in: Review notes",[25,73,74,77],{},[31,75,76],{},"Period:"," ________",[25,79,80,77],{},[31,81,82],{},"Wins:",[25,84,85,77],{},[31,86,87],{},"Growth edges:",[25,89,90,77],{},[31,91,92],{},"Support needed:",[25,94,95,77],{},[31,96,97],{},"Next commitments:",[20,99,101],{"id":100},"putting-it-into-practice","Putting it into practice",[25,103,104],{},"Put a review date on the calendar this quarter.",[20,106,108],{"id":107},"faq","FAQ",[110,111,113],"h3",{"id":112},"is-a-performance-review-too-corporate-for-bands","Is a performance review too corporate for bands?",[25,115,116],{},"The name is optional; the function is not. Unspoken scorekeeping becomes politics. Structured review is kinder long-term.",[110,118,120],{"id":119},"what-should-a-review-cover","What should a review cover?",[25,122,123],{},"Reliability, musical growth, contribution to ops, stage craft, and collaboration—plus support the band owes them.",[110,125,127],{"id":126},"how-do-we-review-peers-without-a-hierarchy","How do we review peers without a hierarchy?",[25,129,130],{},"Round-robin prompts or facilitator-led shares. Avoid anonymous smear channels.",[110,132,134],{"id":133},"what-outcomes-can-a-review-produce","What outcomes can a review produce?",[25,136,137],{},"Praise, skill plans, role changes, or exit paths. 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