1.0https://www.awamipolitics.comGuest Writerhttps://www.awamipolitics.com/author/guest-writerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="i8VHqNVttD"><a href="https://www.awamipolitics.com/performance-appraisals-revisited-stairway-to-inspiration-24118.html">Performance Appraisals Revisited – Stairway To Inspiration </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.awamipolitics.com/performance-appraisals-revisited-stairway-to-inspiration-24118.html/embed#?secret=i8VHqNVttD" width="600" height="338" title="“Performance Appraisals Revisited – Stairway To Inspiration ” — " data-secret="i8VHqNVttD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> There is palpable excitement in corporate circles because social media recently reported the experiments a few companies carried out to eliminate performance appraisals. The trouble is that the idea is still in its embryonic stag and no concrete (or wide-ranging) results are there to assess. At this stage, or we will find ourselves with much egg on our faces. First, you just cannot go about ‘adopting best practices’ because each industry and company is very different (and in a different stage of its lifecycle). Take flexi hours as an example: although many companies do offer this facility, it cannot be