What Is A Performance Review Actually For?

Ideas worth measuring.

A research-showcase brochure built around Postdoctoral Fellow Joost Nwosu's interview study of volunteer coordinators, who describe the annual performance review as a ritual of gratitude rather than an appraisal, and the Review Cadence Observatory's decision to license their own phrasing as a certified review script. It sets that finding beside published work on reviews, rosters, and recognition instruments from the School of Continuous Improvement and the School of Emergent Priorities.

@misc{slop_vs481k,
  author       = {Joost Nwosu},
  title        = {What Is A Performance Review Actually For?: Ideas worth measuring.},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.vs481k},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-brochure-the-volunteer-coordinator-vs481k/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Brochure},
}