valorar (a un colaborador)
verbCEFR B2
What does “valorar (a un colaborador)” mean in English?
to appraise, to evaluate
to appraise, to evaluate (valorar el esfuerzo/los resultados — holistic assessment of a person's performance or a project's value)
Example sentences
La directora valoró muy positivamente la iniciativa del equipo durante el período de máxima carga de trabajo.
The director appraised the team's initiative very positively during the period of peak workload.
En la evaluación anual se valorará tanto el rendimiento individual como la contribución al equipo.
In the annual evaluation, both individual performance and contribution to the team will be assessed.
Es difícil valorar el impacto real del proyecto en este momento, dado que los resultados son aún preliminares.
It is difficult to assess the real impact of the project at this point, given that the results are still preliminary.
How to use it
Valorar means 'to value', 'to assess', or 'to appraise' — in HR and management contexts, it means to evaluate a person's work or a project's results. Pattern: valorar a un colaborador / valorar el esfuerzo / valorar los resultados. The key register point: in professional appraisal language, valorar conveys appreciation AND assessment. La valoración (appraisal / assessment / review) is the noun form. Register: formal-neutral; used in performance reviews, client-feedback summaries, and project post-mortems.
Common mistake
Valorar ≠ evaluar: valorar implies an appreciation and assessment (what is it worth?); evaluar is a more technical, systematic evaluation (does it meet criteria?). In HR, both appear: evaluación de desempeño (performance evaluation, systematic) vs. valoración del equipo (team appraisal, more holistic). Using evaluar where valorar is expected can sound clinical; the reverse can sound insufficiently rigorous.