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Performance Review

Help board members gain the knowledge needed to effectively evaluate the CEO.

"Performance reviews." The words strike fear and dread in the hearts of employees everywhere.

Inherent disagreements over appraisal feedback are not uncommon in organizations. The task becomes more challenging while dealing with the soaring expectations of Gen Y executives in the new age economy.

An irate customer e-mails a complaint that causes a supervisor to fire off a text message from his BlackBerry to the employee who handled the customer.

Sessions ensure that one manager's 'competent' rating isn't another manager's 'superior.'

If managers think reviews waste their time, they'll leave performance management tools on the shelf.

SPECIAL REPORT on Performance Management

Only 39 percent of employees believe that their company's performance review process leads to improved performance,

In the 21st century, we cannot continue to emotionally abuse our most valued assets (employees) with the annual bloodletting called performance evaluation.

Companies that were giving everyone an easy "pass" a year ago are now subjecting employees to more stringent performance reviews.