http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/taxonomy/term/4095/0 en http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/node/3001 <p>W. Edwards Deming identified performance appraisal as one of the Seven Deadly Diseases of Management.</p> <p>But annual appraisals are currently a fact of life in most organizations, in spite of their negative effects. Many companies are reluctant to give them up, because they don&#8217;t see what to do instead of the annual review.</p> <p>I&#8217;ll walk through the assumptions behind performance evaluation and review, and share some of the recent research on the efficacy of annual reviews. Then I&#8217;ll offer alternatives that actually help people improve and build stronger relationships.</p> http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/node/3001#comments Main Stage Talk annual reviews career development performance evaluation 45 minutes Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:48:49 +0000 estherderby 3001 at http://agile2009.agilealliance.org