Review

Daily:

• What you are doing today?
• What you will achieve today?

This Week

• What you are doing this week?
• What you will achieve this week?

Weekly Review:

The Work

1. How is your week?
2. What did you do or achieved this week?
3. What did you not do or missed this week?
4. What are the problems you have faced this week?  How did you resolve them?
5. What are the issues / problems you have identified will happen in the next weeks, months or years?  Have you started thinking about what to do?

The Work – Enhanced

1. Have you managed to progress or free up more time at work this week?
   
2. Have you done or learn something interesting at work or for yourself this week? 
3. Have you made any mistake at work or for yourself this week? 
4. How would you describe or summarise your week?
5. How would you rate this week? 0 – 10

Monthly Review:

This is the monthly review.  It is what you had been doing weekly, but with a new goals section.  This gives you a much better understanding of what you are doing weekly, and how you are spending your time weekly over a period of 4 weeks, to achieve your goals for the month.

The Goals

1. What are your key goals this month?
2. Did you achieve your key goals?
3. What are your key goals next month?
4. Will you achieve your goals next month?
5. What are the resource you need to achieve your goals?

The Work

1. How is your month?
2. What did you do or achieved this month?
3. What did you not do or missed this month?
4. What are the problems you have faced this month?  How did you resolve them?
5. What are the issues / problems you have identified will happen in the next weeks, months or years?  Have you started thinking about what to do?

The Work – Enhanced

1. Have you managed to progress or free up more time at work this month?
   
2. Have you done or learn something interesting at work or for yourself this month? 
3. Have you made any mistake at work or for yourself this month? 
4. How would you describe or summarise your month?
5. How would you rate this month? 0 – 10

Select Your Benchmark

• Global
• Regional
• North Asia
• Southeast Asia
• New York
• London
• Hong Kong
• Singapore

First Week Review

” It is all about finding the calm in chaos ”

~ Donna Karan

” The more reflective you are, the more effective you are ”

~ Hall & Simeral

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(Elaborate whenever possible)

Your First Week

1. How is your first week at Caproasia?
2. Is the work in line with your expectation?
3. Is there any area that could be improved to provide you a better first week on hindsight?
   

Your Thoughts

1. Is any of the policies or work practices confusing?
2. Is there any of the policies or work practices you would like to clarify?
3. Is there anything about the company you would like to see or should change?
4. Is there anything about the way we work should be improved or should change?
5. How would you describe the culture of the company?
6. Do you think the way we work will have better results in the long run?
7. Do you think the way we work will have poorer results in the long run?
8. How would you describe the following in your first week?

• Work:
• Expectation:
• Interesting:
• Boring:
• Problems:
• Finding Solutions:
• Progress:
• Communication:
• Time Management:
• Learnings:
• Product:
• Assignment:

Now that you have joined:

1. Have any of your personal goals shifted?
2. Have any of your career goals shifted? 
3. What skills, knowledge, training etc do you think will help you to do well in your role or in the company?
4. What are you struggling with? How can we help you?

To help yourself and others

1. What do you think can be included in the orientation process?
2. What do you think can be included or discussed before the offer is signed?
3. Is there any administrative issues or information we should have that will be helpful for you?
4. Is there any company or product information we should have that will be helpful for you?
5. Given a chance to rewind to a few weeks before you join, what would you have asked or clarified?
6. Given a chance to rewind to the first day of work, is there anything that you would like to do differently or change for the week?

Any other feedbacks / comments?

First Month Review

” Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe ”

~ Abraham Lincoln

” It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong ”

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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This is the first month review. The questions are largely the same as the first week review, except for new sections. Depending on your preference, you may or may not want to refer to your first week review (Your perspective may have changed).

(Elaborate whenever possible)

Your First Month

1. How is your first month at Caproasia?
2. Is the work in line with your expectation?
3. Is there any area that could be improved to provide you a better first month on hindsight?
   

Your Thoughts

1. Is any of the policies or work practices confusing?
2. Is there any of the policies or work practices you would like to clarify?
3. Is there anything about the company you would like to see or should change?
4. Is there anything about the way we work should be improved or should change?
5. How would you describe the culture of the company?
6. Do you think the way we work will have better results in the long run?
7. Do you think the way we work will have poorer results in the long run?
8. How would you describe the following in your first month?

• Work:
• Expectation:
• Interesting:
• Boring:
• Problems:
• Finding Solutions:
• Progress:
• Communication:
• Time Management:
• Learnings:
• Product:
• Assignment:

Now that you have joined:

1. Have any of your personal goals shifted?
2. Have any of your career goals shifted? 
3. What skills, knowledge, training etc do you think will help you to do well in your role or in the company?
4. What are you struggling with? How can we help you?

KPI:

1. How are you coping with your KPI?
2. Do you need help to meet your KPI?
3. What resource do you need that will help you meet or exceed your KPI?
4. Do you have ideas / strategies that can help you meet or exceed your KPI faster & better?
5. Do you think the situation (eg. economy, business, sector, clients) has changed, and so your KPI should be reworked?

Projects / Initiatives:

1. Have you taken on any new projects or initiatives?
2. What new projects or initiatives do you think we need in the next weeks or 30 days?
3. What new projects or initiatives do you think we need in the next month or 90 days?
4. What new projects or initiatives do you think we need in the next quarter or 365 days?
5. What new projects or initiatives do you think we need in the next 1 – 3 years or beyond?
6. Is there any projects or initiatives you like to take on in the next weeks or months?

Off-the-beaten Track:

1. Do you see any new opportunities?
2. Do you see any major or minor problems or risks?
3. Is there anything that you are seeing, either little things or big things, that we should take note of externally (eg. clients, trends, economy)?
4. Is there anything that you are seeing, either little things or big things, that we should take note of internally (eg. products, operations, process, people)?
5. What is the one thing you see at Caproasia that will give us unrivalled advantage in serving our target clients over the next 10 years?
6. What is the one thing that we can do at Caproasia that will give us unrivalled advantage in serving our target clients over the next 10 years?

Learning:

1. Have you identified 1 or 2 areas to learn or work on?
2. Have you set clear goals to learn or work on them?
3. Have you create a strong process (daily reminders, continuous learning eg. 5 minutes or 10 minutes read or practice daily) to ensure you will be able to build a strong foundation?
4. What is the timeline you will see an improvement?
5. What is the timeline you will see a strong improvement?
6. What is the timeline you will be able to share or impart your new learnings to others?

To help yourself and others

1. What do you think can be included in the orientation process?
2. What do you think can be included or discussed before the offer is signed?
3. Is there any administrative issues or information we should have that will be helpful for you?
4. Is there any company or product information we should have that will be helpful for you?
5. Given a chance to rewind to a few weeks before you join, what would you have asked or clarified?
6. Given a chance to rewind to the first day of work, is there anything that you would like to do differently or change for the week?

Any other feedbacks / comments?