Abandon Performance Appraisals

We Can't Improve What Should Be Abandoned!

There is no substitute for knowledge, especially about the mythology that performance appraisals, rating, and ranking schemes cause.

• Senior executives, board members, managers, staff, customers, and suppliers need knowledge to manage the organization and the evidence is clear - we should stop doing performance appraisals.

We can learn how the knowledge and science embodied in the work of Dr. W Edwards Deming and a number of other scientists proves the destruction caused by this practice. Working together is fundamental to solving and preventing problems; this practice creates unhealthy competition inside the organization and alienates the people we need most. It creates fear and a scarcity of talent by creating a hostile work environment.

The Destruction Cannot Be Measured