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Getting Smart with Performance Appraisals

The process of performance appraisals appears to be one of the most hated (strong term I know) processes used in corporate cicles today. Executives and Managers do not like the results or the time taken to actually do a performance evaluation. Employees feel that most of the time the system used is short changing their value to the organization. In some cases employees feel that the appraisal is just plain wrong!

So what happened to this process that made it such a negative discussion point? I believe there are three points that have created this negative influence.

First, the performance evaluation process was linked to the pay system and has become a tool for managers to justify raises or no raises. This element combined with the infamous “bell curve” that forces a certain percentage of “poor” performers – even if a manager or department has learned the fine art of hiring high performers. This combination of factors alone create the most significant negative influence for the process. Continue reading ‘Getting Smart with Performance Appraisals’ »

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