You, their manager, for a long time, do the listening. Begin with the good things. Consider these questions: What do you think you have accomplished in this period? What has gone particularly well? What are you proud of? What have you discovered about yourself? What is the key thing that you want to improve? What might you be assuming that could stop you? If you assumed something more freeing, what would your first step be? What sort of support do you need from me in order to do it? What do you think your goals and targets for this next period should be? And what will your performance
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