Question 1Should you even do performance appraisals? Do they deliver value or do more harm than good?
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Josh Bersin says
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Performance appraisals are only one tiny step in the entire process of managing people. In fact, the way I like to think of it is "performance management is management. ...more |
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Peter Cappelli says
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If you are only doing an annual performance appraisal, it may well do more harm than good. An annual review is so far away from when the performance took place for most jobs that it is hard to connect to any real behavior. ...more |
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David Creelman says
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Most organizations need a formal “moment” of appraisal for purposes of pay and promotion. However, the conversation with the employee is often best treated as a formality. ...more |
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Kris Dunn says
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Of course you should do performance planning. But if you call it an appraisal, you might as well go accept that government job you've been dreaming about. ...more |
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Richard Hadden says
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People can't possibly perform near the top of their potential without credible, timely, honest, and helpful performance feedback. In an ideal world, leaders would, by habit, provide a constant stream of feedback to help influence people's performance in a positive direction. ...more |
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Lance Haun says
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They don't do more harm than good but you can significantly increase their value if you incorporate constant feedback from the last year into a condensed, concise report. That's ultimately what performance review should be: ...more |
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Sharlyn Lauby says
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If done right, performance appraisals can offer a great deal of value. The first question companies should ask themselves is why they are conducting performance appraisals. ...more |
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Ed Lawler says
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It is more important than ever that organizations have a good performance management system. A piece of their performance management system certainly should be an appraisal or judgment of how well individuals and/or groups have performed. ...more |
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Laurie Ruettimann says
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Performance appraisals are a dated way to think about the employee/employer relationship. They deliver neither value nor harm. ...more |
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