I’ve found most performance reviews to be uncomfortable experiences. At times I wondered what’s wrong with me? Is it normal to dislike the performance review process. After reading Samuel Culbert’s new book, Get Rid of the Performance Review!: How Companies Can Stop Intimidating, Start Managing – and Focus on What Really Matters, I understand why [...]

There are many reasons companies implement performance appraisal systems and many believe the performance appraisal systems are a valuable part of their organizational structure and company culture. Performance reviews are in place for a lot of reasons, including: Provides a hierarchical management tool. Ranks employees for proper compensation increases and promotions. Provides needed feedback to [...]