Using a Facilitator for Executive Performance Reviews.

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Evaluating a manager's performance is a process filled with potential risks. Because the process can be complicated and delayed by political considerations, some governments use a facilitator to manage the evaluation process. Facilitated evaluations are particularly useful in situations where "past feedback has not been helpful or specific; there are significant differences among members of the governing body; you are looking for consensus to emerge from the evaluation; members of the governing body resist doing an evaluation; or you want to make sure the evaluation is completed in a timely manner," according to the Alliance for Innovation.

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