With respect to the conversation on performance review that Roxanne and
others have had, I would like to say that in the U.S. performance review
is still very punitive (or perceived by employees this way), and is
conducted in a very dysfunctional way. When the review is used with
employee development in mind, then the attitudes might change and the
process might become more productive. The other problem I see is that we
are experience a comeback to the notion that employees could be considered
as a "means" to profits. All the downsizing, rightsizing, etc., really
leave the impression that massive layoffs are a "good" thing! They lead
to better financial picture of the firm, even if it is only shor term.
In some other message it was mentioned that managers recognize that if
they share information with their employees, their units may perform
better. If this same notion is applied to the performance review, then it
will be a more positive process!
Ivan,
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