tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143851093497198401.post3035953223338471602..comments2023-10-21T09:46:16.604-05:00Comments on The NeverTown: Do Performance Reviews Suck?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143851093497198401.post-33795580950871324202010-04-23T03:46:55.669-05:002010-04-23T03:46:55.669-05:00See my email to you Jim. My post exceeded 4,096 ch...See my email to you Jim. My post exceeded 4,096 characters and I didn't have time to go back and edit it down. Overall, I agree with performance evaluations; but, I also agree that the current methodology needs to evolve. And, I echo ParliBoy that training is needed for managers to do a better job at evaluations.<br />I also think executives should be evaluated on who well their subordinate managers evaluate their teams. Finally, employees need training on how to receive feedback. It's a two way street.Ryan Underwoodhttp://www.teamtri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143851093497198401.post-85056610199176613752010-04-21T18:39:40.122-05:002010-04-21T18:39:40.122-05:00Please allow me to add to performance review comme...Please allow me to add to performance review commentary, from a teacher's perspective.<br /><br />I have certainly been witness to the boss who gave little input until it was time to do so. In my field, if the principal doesn't go into your room often, it's because he thinks you're doing a good job. I wish I were generalizing... but I've seen it happen too often. Of my three principals, I only had one who gave me serious, even-handed evaluations of my classroom performance throughout the year. And I've been told by another, point-blank, that he never went into my room because he thought I was doing a good job.<br /><br />While I appreciated the complement I received (after I pried it out of him), I didn't want to be half-heartedly evaluated just to be told I'm doing a good job. I want to be evaluated to be helped in doing a better job. Frankly... if there's nothing I can improve on, then I'd better look into a job with a better pay grade. Peter Principle, and all that.<br /><br />About three years ago, a new teacher who was moving into the area from out of the country asked me about performance evaluations that are used in this state (at least by many districts here). I told her, bluntly, the following: yes, you want good reviews. "But honestly," I said, "if a principal wants to keep you, he'll find a way to keep you. If he wants to get rid of you, he'll find a way to get rid of you."<br /><br />Now that's a bit simplified, it's true. But I've seen first hand how scores can be massaged based on a boss' personal likes and dislikes.<br /><br />One additional reason you like performance reviews because, based on what I know about you, you tended to be apolitical when you gave them out. That's swell. But cynically, I believe you're in the minority. So yeah, we all hate performance reviews -- not because reviews stink, but because too many reviewers stink at reviewing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960481620819870204noreply@blogger.com