Personal Relationships: 40 Useful Performance Feedback Phrases

Personal Relationships: Use these sample phrases to craft meaningful performance evaluations, drive change and motivate your workforce.

Personal Relationships is the relationship between individuals who have or have had a continuing relationship of any nature either professional or informal.

Personal Relationships: Exceeds Expectations Phrases

• Shows up on time every day and volunteers to lead others on a new project in order to demonstrate reliability and develop positive relationships
• Practices a deeper level of awareness and pays attention to own actions in order to avoid damaging work relationships
• Develops mutual respect; finds ways to show that one truly values other employees' contribution to the company
• Creates time to chat with other employees in order to know and learn about them and develop healthy and positive relationships
• Demonstrates to colleagues that one is listening carefully by paraphrasing what they have said and asking follow-up questions
• Chooses own words carefully and states own points clearly in order to avoid in order to avoid confusion about goals and expectations
• Does own job well and makes a point of finishing own work on time in order to gain respect from other employees
• Tries as much as possible to display a positive attitude even when one is feeling unhappy or stressed about a situation
• Copes with conflicts by listening actively and making sure to address the situation only after both parties have had a chance to calm down
• Accepts diverse people and takes the time to consider their opinions and factor their insights into one's own decision-making

Personal Relationships: Meets Expectations Phrases

• Shares own knowledge, personality, and expertise at meetings in order to be more approachable and build relationships
• Speaks positively to own bosses and provides quality feedback about the people one works with
• Helps other employees in their tasks or projects in order to improve own professional skills and create a more connected working relationship
• Writes notes of appreciation to employees who are doing exemplary work, makes positive contributions and goes beyond the call of duty
• Initiates a conversation by asking questions, sharing something about oneself and allowing the other person to share
• Continues interacting with the person one has gotten to know in order to know each other better professionally and personally
• Participates in activities that do not involve work with other employees in order to establish more connection at work
• Shares information or content with others that is directly related to their work in order to help improve their professional skills
• Introduces oneself to colleagues at social work events such as retreats, holiday parties, and conferences in order to know them better
• Practices common courtesy by making eye contact and referring to colleagues by their names in order to create a smooth working environment

Personal Relationships: Needs Improvement Phrases

• Tries to hide or shift blame to others when one makes an error instead of taking responsibility for own actions
• Expresses own frustrations with anger instead of taking some time to breathe deeply and finding something positive about the situation
• Engages in inappropriate relationships or presents an unprofessional side of oneself when connecting with colleagues on social media
• Shares confidential information about the company or colleagues with other employees or on social media
• Often gets involved in deadly office politics instead of concentrating on completing own tasks and building professional working relationships with others
• Always complains about work, the company, and own bosses while at work, which fosters an unhealthy victimhood culture
• Talks down to other employees, uses sarcasm, or sounds nasty when addressing issues thus ends up hurting them
• Builds work relationships with only the people in one's peer group or people one is similar to, which limits own career path
• Makes excuses when one is unable to work or does not understand what the project is about instead of asking for clarification
• Jumps into the issues or matters of other employees in order to "spread the fire" but not to rescue them

Personal Relationships: Self Evaluation Questions

• Can you describe an experience that showcases your ability to work and relate well with other employees in the workplace?
• Describe a time when you were successful in building a relationship with a difficult person at work. How did you go about it?
• Describe a time when you have been able to address an angry customer and build a great relationship. What was the problem and how did you handle it?
• In your opinion, what are the key ingredients in building and maintaining a successful business relationship? How have these worked for you?
• How do you establish rapport with other employees? What are some of the things that you have done to gain their confidence?
• What have you done to improve the relationship between you and your bosses? How has this relationship benefited your career?
• Describe a time when a colleague asked you to keep something confidential. How did you go about building this trust?
• Is there a time when you have chosen to trust a colleague to handle a very sensitive project for you? What was the outcome?
• Describe a time when you have met resistance while trying to build a relationship with a colleague. How did you deal with it?
• How do you make sure to keep the existing relationships with other employees and customers strong every single day?

Details EMPLOYEEPEDIA 26 July 2017