Why Are Performance Reviews Not an Adequate Reflection of an Employees Work?
Why Are Performance Reviews Not an Adequate Reflection of an Employee’s Work? Performance reviews are not an adequate reflection of an employee’s work. Performance reviews, held annually, focus on only part of the year. Performance reviews rarely focus on achievements related to measurable goals. They most frequently relay one person’s opinion to another – often about areas that concern neither participant. You can change these negative factors about performance reviews and make your performance reviews a successful communication tool. Answer: These are three reasons why performance reviews are not an adequate reflection of an employee’s work over the year. • Especially annual performance reviews tend to focus on the most recent performance and ignore the contributions an employee makes all year long. Managers have short memories when employee performance is reviewed. This is often referred to as the “horns or halo” effect as managers classify an employee’s performance for the year by
