End of Performance Appraisal

This bookdemonstrates, in detail, why annual performance appraisals might still work in hierarchicalenvironments,but largely fail in agile ones. The annual performance appraisalis one of the world's most widely usedmanagement tools. For many years, it wasindeed seen as a pre-requisite for successful leadership andprofessionalmanagement. While most managers and employees have always been sceptical inthis respect, thoseat a strategic level are now also realising it causes moreharm than good, and a growing number of leadingcompanies have similarly abolishedthis approach. One key reason lies in the changing working world, and thequestfor greater organisational agility. Companies are moving away from rigidstructuring. The arguments arepresented objectively but with practicalrelevance, coherently illustrating the available alternatives for achievingwhat annual performance appraisals largely have not.