The Case for Stack Ranking of Employees
Increasing performance, reviewing performance, and rewarding performance are tough subjects that must be handled skillfully. Microsoft’s stack ranking of employees has been a topic of a number of posts recently that isn’t working out too well when it comes to their employees’ innovation. So how does the middle market company practice these evaluative techniques without alienating their employees or stifling the essential creativity necessary for growth?
This week’s Forbes post entitled, “The Case for Stack Ranking of Employees” addresses this important issue.
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Tags: culture and morale, emotional intelligence, finding and retaining talent, high performance environment, human resources, interpersonal acumen, senior leader development
Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He was chief executive of Bentley Publishing Group from 1984 to 2006 and steered the firm to become a leading player in its industry (decorative art publishing).