Reviewing performance evidence fairly
Use assessment results, observations and work samples fairly: evidence over impressions, no rankings across different jobs.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Length
- About 35 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Distinguish evidence from impressions and assumptions
- Interpret skill results with their amount of evidence, confidence and freshness
- Avoid common fairness errors (recency, halo, comparing across different jobs)
Course outline
- 1.Reviewing performance evidence fairlyVideo · 2 min
- 2.Evidence over impressionsLesson · 16 min
- 3.Gathering evidence before a reviewLesson · 16 min
- 4.Fair review conversations and calibrationLesson · 16 min
- 5.Reviewing performance evidence fairly: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 20 questions
- 6.Coaching after a failed assessmentScenario
- 7.Final exam6 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- General guidance on performance review bias (recency, halo, similarity)
See it with your own jobs and topics
Tell us about your team and we'll walk you through setup, from choosing jobs to your first skills check.