Comments on: The Death of Performance Reviews? http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/2008/10/23/the-death-of-performance-reviews/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:15:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Interesting Stuff From Around The Blogosphere http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/2008/10/23/the-death-of-performance-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-5580 Interesting Stuff From Around The Blogosphere Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:30:21 +0000 http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/?p=1297#comment-5580 [...] Blog talks about The Death of the Performance Review. this is a great blog for free legal advice on employement [...] [...] Blog talks about The Death of the Performance Review. this is a great blog for free legal advice on employement [...]

]]> By: Mark Toth http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/2008/10/23/the-death-of-performance-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-5435 Mark Toth Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:30 +0000 http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/?p=1297#comment-5435 Thanks for the comments, Amy and Colin. My #1 suggestion always is: HONESTY, HONESTY, HONESTY. In both positive and constructive feedback, managers should strive for accuracy based on concrete, objective facts. If managers do that, they should be fine. Thanks for the comments, Amy and Colin. My #1 suggestion always is: HONESTY, HONESTY, HONESTY. In both positive and constructive feedback, managers should strive for accuracy based on concrete, objective facts. If managers do that, they should be fine.

]]> By: Colin http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/2008/10/23/the-death-of-performance-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-5346 Colin Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:53:41 +0000 http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/?p=1297#comment-5346 It's a tough spot for managers. It seems they often are overly positive in reviews (and even in daily ongoing feedback) because they want to motivate and are also concerned with retention. What's the best way to give positive encouragement and recognize the good contributions an individual makes without concern that doing so will handcuff you down the road? It’s a tough spot for managers. It seems they often are overly positive in reviews (and even in daily ongoing feedback) because they want to motivate and are also concerned with retention. What’s the best way to give positive encouragement and recognize the good contributions an individual makes without concern that doing so will handcuff you down the road?

]]> By: Amy http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/2008/10/23/the-death-of-performance-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-5278 Amy Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:46:25 +0000 http://manpowerblogs.com/toth/?p=1297#comment-5278 That's certainly an interesting review on reviews! As an HR Professional, I see the need and purpose of performance reviews. Aside from recognizing the need to let employees know how they are performing, it's part of my job to make sure reviews happen. If they go away, I might as well!! But seriously, I also see how employees react to their reviews. Higher level employees take them very seriously. But as you go down the org chart, employees are less and less enthusiastic about reviews. Employees have the attitude that the review is purely compensation based. The don't think there's any way they can ever achieve more than a 4% increase and therefore don't take the review seriously. That’s certainly an interesting review on reviews! As an HR Professional, I see the need and purpose of performance reviews. Aside from recognizing the need to let employees know how they are performing, it’s part of my job to make sure reviews happen. If they go away, I might as well!!

But seriously, I also see how employees react to their reviews. Higher level employees take them very seriously. But as you go down the org chart, employees are less and less enthusiastic about reviews. Employees have the attitude that the review is purely compensation based. The don’t think there’s any way they can ever achieve more than a 4% increase and therefore don’t take the review seriously.

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