When you walk into your boss' office for your performance review, you need a game plan. Documenting your accomplishments¹ is a good starting point. But just as important, you need to know how to come out of the meeting with the information you need.

当你走进老板办公室谈论绩效考核时，你需要准备好策略。展示你的成绩会开个好头。但是同样重要地是，你需要知道如何从考核中获得需要的信息。

Experts offer these tips for handling this sometimes tricky² conversation:

下面是专家们提供的建议，用于应对这种有时难以处理的谈话：

* Play it by ear. 见机行事

It's generally a good idea to discuss your future with your boss at your review. But if you're blindsided by criticism of your performance, it may be better to save that for another day. 通常在考核面谈中和老板讨论你的未来是一个好主意。但是如果没料到遭到的是批评，那么也许最好留到以后再谈。

"Only have the big-picture discussion about where you want your career to go if your review is going well," said Janet Scarborough Civitelli, founder³ and president of Bridgeway Career Development. Bridgeway Career Development创始人、主席Janet Scarborough Civitelli说：“只有在你考核顺利时，才该讨论关于职业方向的大局。”

* Don't sweat the small stuff. 不要面面俱到

You don't have to explain or discuss every minor⁴ improvement your boss thinks you could make. 不需解释或讨论老板认为你该做出的每一个微小改善。

The key is to know when the issue is something that could put your job or promotion⁵ prospects⁶ at risk. Once again, the best way to find out is to ask. 关键是知道哪些情况下某件事情会危及你的工作或提拔。同样地，最好的方法就是询问。

Ginder suggests saying to your boss, "'I need a little perspective here. How serious is this?'" Ginder建议人们对老板说：“我需要了解具体情况，这有多重要？”