On 8 Apr 98 at 13:54, Staff Development wrote:
> What is truth?
>
> Is there one, objective truth?
>
> For example, can an appropriately designed Performance Appraisal system
> accurately determine the value of an employee? Should the bottom 10% of
> employees as measured by that Performance Appraisal system be fired?
> Should a Learning Organisation ever indulge in mass dismissals?
If we leave the moral arguments aside for the moment, clearly the cost of
recruiting, orienting and bringing staff up to full performance levels is
HUGE. A company adding 10% turnover by intent would have be have a whole
lot of incompetent performers, and probably a much bigger problem that is
system wide.
And of course, there is so much evidence that mass dismissals and layoffs
are so destructive that I suspect ANY organization that does this by
intent, is probably going to "intend" itself into oblivion.
That's just a sample of the implications. We know now that a company that
acts in it's own self-interest attempts to grow competency continuously,
select properly, reduce turnover to a cost-effective degree and create an
environment of safety and commitment.
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