Meeting Bingo

Performance Review Bingo

The annual ritual where 'exceeds expectations' means 'we'd rather not promote you'.

The annual ritual where 'exceeds expectations' means 'we'd rather not promote you'.
Met expectations
Exceeds expectations
Stretch goals
Calibration
Forced ranking
Areas of growth
Take more ownership
More visible across the org
Senior leadership noticed
Stakeholder management
Strategic thinking
Be more strategic
Be less in the weeds
Comp adjustment is minimal
Promotion next cycle
Outsized impact
High performer
Talent density
Above the bar
Below the line
Need a strong example
Work cross-functionally
Drive alignment
Take initiative
Lots to be proud of
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How to play

Open this page during your next performance review. Click a square when you hear the phrase. Five in a row wins absolutely nothing. The point is the survival, not the prize.

Squares 25
Players 1+
Reward dignity
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This was, of course, a meeting that should have been an email.

Run the fake meeting simulator. Generate a bingo card. Be busy without being there.

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