For managers
Give your team a record that's theirs.
Review season goes better when people aren't reconstructing a year from memory. Worth Noting gives each person a private place to keep what they did, in their own words, on their own device. You never see it, and neither does your company.
On your device · No sign-up · Free to start
What stays theirs.
Worth Noting isn't connected to your HR system, inbox, calendar, or work software. There's no team account and no admin view, and there's no way for you to see what anyone writes. What people share with you, they choose, usually as a PDF when the review comes. It's a personal record, not a place for company information. Like any personal notes, confidential or customer-specific details should stay out of it.
Where it fits.
Goals say what someone was accountable for. A record shows what they actually did: against those goals, and the work no goal planned for, like the problem they fixed, the colleague they helped, or the week they held things together. It doesn't replace your goals, your 1:1s or your review form. It gives people something to bring to all three.
What changes at review time.
Some people already keep a record. Most work from memory, and memory favors the last few weeks. With a record, a self-review can cover the whole year: what they did, when, and why it mattered, in their own words. They come to the conversation able to make their own case, for a review, a raise or a promotion, and the record stays theirs.
If someone already keeps one, in a doc or a notes app, that habit is what matters. Worth Noting makes it quicker to keep up, and brings older wins back so they don't fade. Review season becomes selection, not reconstruction.
What someone can bring to the review, if they choose to share it.
Send this to your team.
I won't remember everything you did this year, and I'd like your review to reflect all of it, not just the last few weeks.
If it helps, keep your own record. One option is Worth Noting, a private win journal for iPhone and iPad. It stays on your device, I can't see what you write, and it isn't connected to anything here. It's free to start.
A line when something goes well is enough, and you can add what you remember from earlier in the year. It's optional, and what you share with me is up to you.
Like any personal notes, keep confidential details out of it.
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Before you send it.
It's meant as an option, not an ask: a personal record, not part of the review process. It reads best on its own, in a team update or a 1:1, rather than next to news about performance or team changes.
Worth Noting is for iPhone and iPad today, with Android planned. It's free for the first 20 wins, and Pro is a personal subscription if someone wants more. If your company has guidance on recommending outside apps, it's worth a quick look first.
Worth Noting comes from years of managing teams, writing reviews, and sitting through them. Read the story
And keep one yourself.
Managing people is some of the work that disappears most easily: the conversation that turned someone around, the hire you got right, the problem you took on so the team could keep moving. It deserves a record too.
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Free for your first 20 wins. Pro is $6.99 a month or $49.99 a year. See what's in Pro
iPhone and iPad · On your device · No sign-up