Why ratings dont work

Explore deep-dive content to help you stay informed and up to date. Register for Webinar. View Insights. HR Leaders Monthly: November Learn More. Read Now. Sorry, No data match for your criteria. Please refine your filters to display data. Drive stronger performance on your most critical priorities. Become a Client. And yet, as Rob points out, so many times they end up creating a fixed mindset in how they rate people and create obstacles for growth. This site uses cookies to provide you with a personalized browsing experience.

By using this site you agree to our use of cookies as explained in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy for more information. We lose a lot of information when we turn things into numbers. Shades of meaning and nuance are erased, which blinds us to how performance may be occurring and what people are actually doing. Avoid talking about personality traits or characteristics they can't change. When giving negative feedback, focus on specific incidents and examples.

If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you. A focus on weakness really says that your strengths don't matter. You can praise [Boston Red Sox player] David Ortiz for being a great home run hitter or you can fire him for being a terrible pitcher. Reviews need to be more holistic and find ways to take into account nonobvious team-building behaviors.

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Their employees are happier, which encourages more engagement and better performance. It should be no surprise that treating an employee like a human being and not a number is a better approach. Yet it has taken a few bold companies to lead the way and show us that life is better on the other side. Only time will tell how lasting the trend truly is, but I strongly suspect we are at the beginning of something big. You have 1 free article s left this month.

You are reading your last free article for this month. Subscribe for unlimited access. Create an account to read 2 more. Talent management. Read more on Talent management or related topic Human resource management. Beth Jones is a senior consultant with NeuroLeadership Institute and heads up its performance management practice.