It’s that time of year again. You’ve spent 11 months working toward every metric and expectation. You’ve asked for feedback along the way, hoping to be ranked at the top relative to your peers. Then you hear it: you met expectations. WHAT?! The feedback from your manager is vague. You’re told to try again next year. I’ve seen this scenario unfold repeatedly in my HR career. I’ve sat in countless rooms where employees are discussed and evaluated. Some managers advocate hard fo