Frances Sonora Martinez

36 yrs old. Books & Bourbon, Gardening & Game Nights, Wednesdays & wine.. Coffee

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@TheSeriesFeed @ReelRebel_ They'd decide to burn the entire town. They have to get rid of all the things that belong to the dead, including Victor's belongings and whatever bones they can find. Head underground and burn all that stuff, too. If you didn't personally bring it, we salt it, and we burn it.

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@ibugodfrey31 @TheSeriesFeed @ReelRebel_ If they could get a phone call out to Bobby. Without Cas, they'd definitely have to summon a demon.

[Blaze Binges @BlazeBinges]

26 years ago today, the final episode of Boy Meets World premiered on ABC.

Cory, Topanga, Shawn, and Eric say goodbye to Mr. Feeny in this very special final scene.

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@soapcentral Absolutely! I've loved her from the start.

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@LSA8M Idk who this is because I haven't been watching, but for this alone... I like her a lot

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@aleebabee Happiest birthday, beautiful! Have a blast

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

Ugh! I hate waiting for the next episode of #Marshals, but I don't want to skip episodes and binge either. Lol

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@Amelia558rs This is a gorgeous dress and makes you happy. Please don't change it

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

Just finished Marshals #MarshalsCBS a #Yellowstone spinoff. I knew Kayce Dutton was my favorite red + green flag! Really enjoyed this premiere. Every other exclamation, "Let's go, Kayce!" Lol. Can't wait to tune in next week

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@aleebabee 🤩

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@erikaxtc @americanreqiuem It's not true, but it was still a sweet moment

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@soapcentral 10 or 26

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@aleebabee Same! But on IG

[The Adventurous Soul @TAdventurousoul]

Wow That is unbelivable! 🤯

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@soaptopias Loved Nathan, but SPIXIE 4ever!

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@aleebabee I still need to read them. They are on my insanely long list. Guess I need to bump them?

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

"Why does our top performer get the worst reviews?" the boss asked.

I was reviewing their annual performance data.

"Show me," I said.

She pulled up the ratings.
Diana: 2.8 out of 5.
Below average on "collaboration."
Low marks for "team player."

"What's her actual performance?" I asked.

"Exceeded every target.
Landed our biggest client.
Trained three new hires."

"So why the low scores?"

"Her peer reviews are dragging her down."

I scanned the comments.
"Too direct."
"Challenges ideas too much."
"Not supportive enough."

"Let me talk to Diana," I said.

"I used to give honest feedback," Diana told me.
"Said our pricing model was broken.
Got dinged for 'negativity.'"

"What happened with the pricing?"

"They finally fixed it six months later.
After we lost two major accounts."

"What else?"

"I questioned why we needed
eleven approvals for a simple contract change.
Manager said I wasn't being collaborative."

"Are you still giving feedback?"

"No. I learned my lesson.
Now I smile. Nod. Say everything's great.
My reviews are improving."

"But nothing's actually improving?"

"We're making the same mistakes.
Just with better vibes." She chuckled.

I went back to the boss.

"Your review system doesn't measure performance," I said.
"It measures compliance."

"That's not true."

"When was the last time someone
got promoted for challenging bad ideas?"

Silence.

"When did someone get rewarded for preventing a mistake?"

More silence.

"You've trained your best people to stay quiet.
And your mediocre people to stay nice."

A few months later, they redesigned the system.

Added a category: "Constructive Challenge."
Points for identifying problems early.
Rewards for preventing costly mistakes.

Diana got promoted.

"What changed?" I asked the boss.

"We stopped confusing agreement with alignment.
Stopped mistaking silence for harmony."

"And?"

"Turns out our 'difficult' people
were our most valuable.
They actually cared enough to speak up."

Here's the truth about performance reviews:

Most companies don't reward performance.
They reward performance theater.

The person who says the meeting was great
beats the person who says it wasted an hour.

The person who agrees with bad ideas
beats the person who prevents disasters.

You think you're measuring contribution.
You're measuring conformity.

And your best people?
They've already figured out the game.

They're just deciding whether to play it
or find somewhere that values truth over comfort.

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@lippyent Sofia

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

@LennyKravitz Happy birthday to one of my birthday twins! 12/1/88

[Frances Sonora Martinez @AngelicFrances]

It's my birthday today! Shared a slice of cake with my girls, now cuddled up in my @vlambase sweats, watching #Avengers #AgeofUltron with the fam