Performance Appraisals – Is Good Execution the Solution?
Posted on January 15, 2007 Comments (2)
Performance review proponents say the way it is done matters most (based on reaction to: Performance appraisals get low marks):
Good execution of performance appraisal is not the solution. More people are realizing that improving how performance appraisal are done is an attempt to do the wrong thing better. If you insist on doing the wrong thing, I suppose you might as well do it better but how about just not doing the wrong thing at all? What should be done? See: Performance Without Appraisal and read chapter 9 of The Leader’s Handbook.
Related: Problems Caused by Performance Appraisal – Deming on Performance Appraisal – Performance Without Appraisal #2 – Performance Appraisal Problems
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June 7th, 2007 @ 8:39 am
The correct strategy, communicate and coach continually. Have defined process that are clear to everyone. Have clear expectations for what people are suppose to do and have methods to make problems visible so they can be addressed…
November 6th, 2008 @ 12:54 am
I strongly suggest chapter 9 (Performance Without Appraisal) of The Leader’s Handbook, by Peter Scholtes, for those thinking about this topic…