Interim reviews give supervisors opportunities to:

• Discuss progress.
• Provide support and resources.
• Adjust expectations.
• Reduce evaluation anxiety.

Strategies for success

• Keep it simple. The purpose of interim reviews is to promote focused discussion between supervisors and employees during the year. 
• Build a culture that values frequent feedback. Reinforce the expectation that employees deserve frequent feedback and that a primary function of supervisors is to help employees be successful.
• Consider multiple interim reviews. Semi-annual or quarterly reviews may prove more beneficial than just one per year.

Potential challenges

• Contractual restrictions. Some Collective Bargaining Agreements only allow one formal review per year. Consider other alternatives such as informal feedback that is recorded in a supervisory file.