While it can seem like a routine task, you shouldn’t approach it that way. The more you put into it, the more you’ll get out of it. The better your performance review, the better you can help your team by giving them the training, encouragement or project management tools they need to collaborate and work more efficiently. Yes, performance reviews are worthwhile. Of course, you must do the due diligence and prepare for them. For instance, you need to have your performance review questions on hand, and those questions must be crafted to get useful information. But it’s also crucial that you know what answers are positive or negative, so you can properly evaluate your employee.