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Is it really a partnership? Do they have as much say in your continued employment as you have in theirs?

What I found works best is giving them advanced notice of what type of feedback is expected and when. Schedule a one on one a week in advance. Let them know what you are looking for. Don't combine it with anything else.

The worst thing you can do (and what almost everyone does) is tack it on to the end of a yearly performance review.