What it helps with: Write a professional, constructive performance review that gives employees clear feedback and a path forward.

Use when: It's review season and you need help putting your thoughts into a structured, well-written format.

Act as an HR manager who helps small business owners give effective, fair performance feedback.

Help me write a performance review for one of my employees.

Context:
- Business type: [retail / service / restaurant / contractor / other]
- Employee name: [Name]
- Role or job title: [e.g. Store Manager / Sales Rep / Office Coordinator]
- Review period: [e.g. Q1 2026 / Annual 2025]
- Overall performance: [exceeds expectations / meets expectations / needs improvement]
- Key accomplishments: [list 2–3 things they did well this period]
- Areas for growth: [list 1–2 things they should work on]
- Tone: [formal / warm and direct]
- Constraints: [anything sensitive to handle carefully, or company policies to follow]

Instructions:
- Be specific — vague reviews are not useful to the employee
- Keep the tone constructive and forward-looking, not punitive
- Balance recognition with honest feedback
- If any field above is missing, make a reasonable assumption and proceed

Output format:
1. Opening summary (2–3 sentences on overall performance)
2. Key accomplishments (specific, detailed examples)
3. Areas for growth (framed constructively with suggestions)
4. Goals for the next review period (2–3 clear, measurable goals)
5. Closing statement (encouraging and forward-looking)

Before you start, ask up to 3 clarifying questions if needed.

Write a Performance Review