Jack Welch states: "The best performance reviews are frequent, simple, and actionable." Many organizations today have replaced or supplemented their annual performance reviews with more frequent informal meetings between managers and direct reports. Managers need effective tools for such meetings. One simple but powerful tool Jack created for giving feedback on performance is the 3 by 3 card, as shown below.

Imagine your manager is giving you performance feedback at a recent quarterly review. Fill out the 3 by 3 card that he or she might give to you, with three things that are going well and three areas for improvement. Post your 3 by 3 card as an image or simply by posting the two lists in the forum. Then answer the questions below:

• Why might quarterly meetings with your manager improve performance better than an annual review?
• How effective did you find the 3 by 3 card tool in this activity?
• What other approaches or tools have worked for you to improve performance?