This time around managers need to perform employee performance review. Why and what do you think this is important? For me it about being honest and telling your employees want you fell. What I mean employee should not wait till this moment to know if he/she has performance well for last year. This process should be more of want he/she should grow this year and what he/she should focus on this year. And if he/she did not performance as per your expectation last year this is time to understand if he/she is the right person for the role.

My take if you think he/she is not right person then it is best to tell him/her to leave the company. This will safe your time and his/her time and do something better that is more value added.