http://www.tlnt.com/2010/07/12/a-man-after-my-own-heart-he-calls-performance-reviews-%e2%80%9cbaloney%e2%80%9d/ TLNT features HR news, opinions, and expert analysis on human resources, talent management, and workforce management issues. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.tlnt.com/2010/07/12/a-man-after-my-own-heart-he-calls-performance-reviews-%e2%80%9cbaloney%e2%80%9d/#comment-111 HR Guy for OMNI Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:00:36 +0000 http://www.tlnt.com/?p=2271#comment-111 I'm not quite ready to throw the baby out with the bath water, but that time might be coming. Tom Coens and Mary Jenkins reach a similar conclusion in Abolishing Performance Appraisals. I contend that the issue isn't the concept of performance reviews, or often even the forms or process. It's that managers don't do their jobs. The jobs of setting good goals, giving periodic feedback and being honest about performance. If these things would happen, the rest is gravy. I write about performance often in my blog - <a href="http://www.hrguy4omni.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">www.hrguy4omni.wordpress.com</a>. I'm not quite ready to throw the baby out with the bath water, but that time might be coming. Tom Coens and Mary Jenkins reach a similar conclusion in Abolishing Performance Appraisals. I contend that the issue isn't the concept of performance reviews, or often even the forms or process. It's that managers don't do their jobs. The jobs of setting good goals, giving periodic feedback and being honest about performance. If these things would happen, the rest is gravy. I write about performance often in my blog – http://www.hrguy4omni.wordpress.com.

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