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title: Does performance management have to be painful?
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# [Does performance management have to be painful?](https://www.thirty30.com/blog/does-performance-management-have-to-be-painful)

 Written by [Sample HubSpot User](https://www.thirty30.com/blog/author/sample-hubspot-user) | Apr 1, 2020 6:40:00 AM

When is the last time, as a people leader, you entered into the season of performance management with wide-eyed excitement? Does that sound ridiculous? I’m laughing even as I write it. Traditional performance management processes and tools are typically time-cycle driven, rating and ranking focused and arduous and tedious for managers and employees alike. Regardless of the characteristics of the manager/team member relationship, few welcome this time of year.

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