--- title: Measuring Employee Performance Without Ratings description: How to measure employee performance without ratings, tips, and tools to move to the continuous performance management model --- ### ** Make the advice to 'give feedback early and often" a reality throughout your organization** ##### Assess and Drive Performance Without Annual Reviews and Ratings Filter by Tag Show All Continuous performance management Prep employees for performance conversations do's and dont's of performance management employee experience based performance management how to assess performance without ratings making pay decisions without ratings performance feedback training for managers performance management best practices [![](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/7-Jun-10-2025-09-01-21-1700-PM.png?width=500&height=500&name=7-Jun-10-2025-09-01-21-1700-PM.png) ](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/en-us/measure_employee_performance_without_-ratings/should-you-rate-values-in-performance-reviews-no-and-heres-why) 2 min read #### [Should You Rate Values in Performance Reviews?  No, and here's why...](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/en-us/measure_employee_performance_without_-ratings/should-you-rate-values-in-performance-reviews-no-and-heres-why) [![Picture of Jamie Resker](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/June_19_2013_-_Jamie_Resker_-_084-Twitter.jpg?width=30&name=June_19_2013_-_Jamie_Resker_-_084-Twitter.jpg) Jamie Resker](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/en-us/measure_employee_performance_without_-ratings/author/jamie-resker): Jun 18, 2025 11:27:13 AM Why We Don’t Rate Values—and What to Do Instead It’s time to get real about what performance actually is. [Read More](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/en-us/measure_employee_performance_without_-ratings/should-you-rate-values-in-performance-reviews-no-and-heres-why) [![](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/hubfs/Feedback.gif) ](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/en-us/measure_employee_performance_without_-ratings/why-you-should-stop-advising-managers-to-give-feedback-early-and-often) 3 min read #### [Why you should stop advising managers to give feedback early and often](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/en-us/measure_employee_performance_without_-ratings/why-you-should-stop-advising-managers-to-give-feedback-early-and-often) [![Picture of Jamie Resker](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/hs-fs/hubfs/June_19_2013_-_Jamie_Resker_-_084-Twitter.jpg?width=30&name=June_19_2013_-_Jamie_Resker_-_084-Twitter.jpg) Jamie Resker](https://www.employeeperformancesolutions.com/en-us/measure_employee_performance_without_-ratings/author/jamie-resker): Jan 7, 2025 3:45:00 PM Continuous Performance Management Saves the Day One of the most fundamental parts of a manager’s job is giving timely feedback. When you adopt best... 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