As YourStory points out, “Employees multi-hat, making it difficult to set clear performance measures. With rapid growth, metrics change frequently. New goals and responsibilities get added frequently.” As with many other aspects of a start-up business, the standard methods of running your company just aren’t going to cut it–and, given that you’ve decided to be an entrepreneur, why should they?

Here are some tips for how to get the most out of employee evaluations and tailor your reviews to start-up culture:

Payscale.com admits that this may end up being more time-consuming than yearly reviews, but for a startup, where responsibilities can change dramatically over a short period of time and the beginning of the company’s growth is accompanied by changes in employee skill level and job titles, the flexibility of a continuous review system may provide a more accurate portrait of your employees’ performance.

Start-ups can be chaotic, as everyone is trying to figure out how best to help the company succeed.

You need to guide your employees so they know what is expected of them. Your Story explains that “in a startup, you seldom have established procedures and need employees to commit to results rather than get blind-sighted by work tasks.”

Hopefully, with assistance, they will reach a point where they can troubleshoot and innovate on their own as integral parts of your team. Goals will help employees reach that point. You are building a team that is responsible for whether your company will be successful or not; give your employees the tools they need to contribute meaningfully.

The review should help both you and the people working for you. This is especially noteworthy with a startup, where employees may be expecting a different command structure than at a big company. Remember: you’re all in this together.

If you’re looking for some useful review tools for your start-up business, Grapevine Evaluations offers online 360-degree appraisals. Our program is easy to use and to customize to your business’s unique needs.

Approaching your employee reviews in a stagnant, stressful and minimally effective way just doesn’t make sense. A 360 degree review that accurately assesses an employee’s performance without heavily interfering with your daily workflow is the better option. If you’re looking for an employee review tool that can make a difference, look no further than Grapevine Evaluations. Contact us today to see how 360 Degree Feedback can help your start-up.