by Tom Black, MD
Difficult Recommendations
Most of us are asked from time to time to furnish
written evaluations for co-workers. If you have
ever struggled to find just the right words,
here are some suggestions. Although these are
gleaned from assessments furnished by military
leaders, many are equally applicable or at least
adaptable to the civilian world. Just make sure
your comments will be kept strictly confidential.
The
“His men would follow him anywhere,
a has-been, but more of a definitely
won’t-be. “Whenever she
but only out of curiosity. “This Officer is really not so much of
opens her mouth,
it seems that it
is only to change
whichever foot was
previously in there.
“When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a
granny; since then he has aged considerably.
