Posted on November 4, 2008 by rulrici from http://www.randsassociates.com/blog/
Last time I told you that I would provide a simple tool which helps getting closer to Paying for Performance. Note, this tool is just part of a Performance Management System. It is so basic and so obvious, you may be wondering why I am even bringing it up. Well, Tom Peters said one time, we tend to overlook the obvious, so here goes…
When I devised this simple process (I’m sure I plagiarized it from somewhere!), I selected my best manager, Al, (who also happened to be a good friend of mine) and tried it out with him.
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Posted on 6. November 2008 at 15:03
I have used a variation of this called “The ladder Approach”. This requires 2 columns of lines (single spaced) on each side of a document. In the left column have your manager list in alphabetical order, each employee in the job grouping under review. Then when complete, take out a ruler and draw a line starting below the last name in the alphabetical column across and through the right column. Now ask your manager to pick his top performer and place that name on the top of the column on the right (and cross the name out of the left column). Next ask the manager to pick weakest performer and place that name at the bottom of the right column above the line drawn earlier (and cross the name out of the left column). Next the manager picks the 2nd highest performer and puts on the 2nd line from the top (and cross the name out of the left column). Then picks the 2nd weakest and places that name 2nd from the bottom (and cross the name out of the left column). This continues until all names have been transfered from the left column to the right. Next enter whatever is being evaluated i.e.rate of pay, next to each person’s name and a remarkable piece of data has been created.