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Commentary by Sharlyn Lauby

Sharlyn Lauby is president of ITM Group and author of the blog HR Bartender.

 

I view this as a performance management issue on several fronts: First, there’s inconsistency. Nolan’s team doesn’t follow the same performance management process as everyone else. Second, individual attention is decreasing. Nolan’s team isn’t setting goals and doesn’t have regular one-on-one meetings to discuss performance. Finally, investments aren’t being made to help managers succeed. Camila senses that Nolan is overwhelmed and not able to keep up with his team.

Today, there are companies advertising that “if you come to work for us, we won’t subject you to the dreadful annual performance review.” Performance management is so ...

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