Nuno BarreiroNov 20

Writing performance reviews used to take me days. Now it takes hours.

I use AI with MCP servers to automatically gather data from Jira, GitHub, and my daily journal entries. The AI organizes everything—code contributions, completed tickets, documentation—and writes the review draft aligned with company goals.

The key? Regular journaling throughout the review period. The AI does the heavy lifting, but I always review for accuracy before submitting.

Works with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or any MCP-compatible AI tool. Full prompt template included in the post.

How do you handle performance review season? 📝

https://kernelofthought.xyz/2025/11/19/ai-powered-performance-reviews.html

#PerformanceReviews #AI #EngineeringManagement #ProductivityTools #MCP #DeveloperExperience #TechLeadership

Using AI to Generate Performance Reviews and Check-Ins

Writing performance reviews is tedious. You need to remember months of work, tie accomplishments to organizational goals, and present it all coherently. By review time, you’ve forgotten half the details from earlier in the period.

Kernel Of Thought
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Apr 8, 2025
#Shopify #CEO says staffers need to prove #jobs can't be done by #AI before asking for more #headcount
Lutke also said there's a "fundamental expectation" across Shopify that employees embrace AI in their daily work, saying it has been a "multiplier" of productivity for those who have used it.
The company, which sells web-based software that helps online retailers manage sales and run their operations, will factor AI usage into #performancereviews, he added.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/shopify-ceo-prove-ai-cant-do-jobs-before-asking-for-more-headcount.html
Shopify CEO says staffers need to prove jobs can't be done by AI before asking for more headcount

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke told employees in a memo that artificial intelligence is making its way across the company, including when it comes to hiring.

CNBC
Christian BuckleyJul 30, 2024
Summary of yesterday's show - Episode 8 of the Project Failure Files: The Impact of Ratings, Rankings, & Reviews https://buff.ly/3WGvsXJ #ProjectFailureFiles #projectmanagement #performancereviews #MVPBuzz w/ @Sharoneweaver
Project Failure Files: The Impact of Ratings, Rankings, & Reviews – buckleyPLANET

The Project Failure Files, Ep.7 focused on the Impact of Ratings, Rankings, & Reviews on Employee Enthusiasm.

buckleyPLANET
James Armes  🍉Jul 24, 2024

HR: Please fill out your self-review before your peers

Me, who knows all my peers deserve a promotion: Fills out self-review last

#PerformanceReviews #labor

SelfPortraitSep 26, 2023
Traditional Performance Reviews are outdated. Here you can read why?
#PerformanceReviews #Career #Development
- 3 Reasons Why Performance Reviews Are Broken (And How to Fix Them!) -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-reasons-why-performance-reviews-broken-how-fix-them-hacking-hr/?midToken=AQFI0slYYTMCMg&midSig=2IsykVOcmjfWY1&trk=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_hero_banner-0-open_on_linkedin_cta&trkEmail=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_hero_banner-0-open_on_linkedin_cta-null-3zaq94~ln0eb1it~ir-null-null&eid=3zaq94-ln0eb1it-ir&otpToken=MTAwMTFlZTYxYTJiY2ZjM2I2MjQwNGVjNGYxYmUwYjc4OGNhZDc0MTk4YWY4ZDYxNzZjZTAyNmE0ZjUyNTlmM2YxZGRkZjg1MTJmN2RiZjIwM2EzYWY3Yzk5Yjk5NGE0YWE4MTVmODMzODg2YTc1ZjIzOGE5MiwxLDE%3D
3 Reasons Why Performance Reviews Are Broken (And How to Fix Them!)

Did you know that over 80% of companies view their performance management processes as ineffective? It’s the worst-kept organizational secret: performance reviews are broken, and the usual remedies will not save the day. Despite high hopes for better performance management systems, continuous feedba

Poetry NewsAug 30, 2023

At Microsoft, managers were tolled
when the salary freeze had been imposed
Not to word reviews
In way that could rue
That the pay had a freeze-induced pause

#microsoft #salary #performancereviews #limerick #poetry

http://www.businessinsider.com/performance-reviews-microsoft-manager-instructions-raises-2023-8

For performance reviews, Microsoft managers are warned not to mention salary freeze

Microsoft guide instructs managers to tie performance to rewards and not mention salary freeze.

Insider
Kevin GoldsmithJan 9, 2022

Are you a dev lead/manager getting ready to write performance reviews? Check out this series I wrote to help!

Writing Useful Performance Reviews
https://blog.kevingoldsmith.com/2021/12/04/writing-useful-performance-reviews/
#devlead #performancereviews #devmanager

Writing Useful Performance Reviews: Assembling the data – Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

(╯°□°）╯︵ snuoɹɥɔoOct 29, 2021
Soon it'll be a year since I wrote this post about biases in performance reviews - but it's still relevant, especially now, that in most companies the end-of-year reviews are coming up. Get prepared, folks! #performancemanagement #performancereviews https://leadership.garden/biases-in-performance-reviews/
7 Harmful Biases In Performance Reviews

Unbiased performance reviews are key to a healthy organization and people’s growth. Learn about the typical biases in performance reviews and how to counter them.

Leadership Garden