Comments on: What’s the point of annual performance appraisals? http://www.sunwords.com/2009/11/15/whats-the-point-of-annual-performance-appraisals/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:24:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Chandesh Parekh http://www.sunwords.com/2009/11/15/whats-the-point-of-annual-performance-appraisals/comment-page-1/#comment-95044 Chandesh Parekh Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:17:22 +0000 http://www.sunwords.com/?p=793#comment-95044 @Syntax, The MSN Careerbuilder article is spot on! Scary how many of those 15 points I have seen recently..... @Syntax,

The MSN Careerbuilder article is spot on! Scary how many of those 15 points I have seen recently…..

]]> By: Mwirigi http://www.sunwords.com/2009/11/15/whats-the-point-of-annual-performance-appraisals/comment-page-1/#comment-94710 Mwirigi Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:36:38 +0000 http://www.sunwords.com/?p=793#comment-94710 Great article, couldn't agree more about pay being linked to market conditions. Executives love to call employees their greatest assets. However, employees do not appear on the balance sheet (save for pension liabilities) they are in fact on the Income Statement under expenses, "Salaries & Wages" An MD will give staff a 5% pay rise citing a great performance during the year then explain to shareholders that "In spite of our great performance, the cost of Labour went up 5% during the year" Great article, couldn’t agree more about pay being linked to market conditions.

Executives love to call employees their greatest assets. However, employees do not appear on the balance sheet (save for pension liabilities) they are in fact on the Income Statement under expenses, “Salaries & Wages”

An MD will give staff a 5% pay rise citing a great performance during the year then explain to shareholders that “In spite of our great performance, the cost of Labour went up 5% during the year”

]]> By: Sunny Bindra http://www.sunwords.com/2009/11/15/whats-the-point-of-annual-performance-appraisals/comment-page-1/#comment-43729 Sunny Bindra Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:16:24 +0000 http://www.sunwords.com/?p=793#comment-43729 Syntax: Thanks for those links. I am already using the careerbuilder one for a future piece. Syntax:

Thanks for those links. I am already using the careerbuilder one for a future piece.

]]> By: Syntax http://www.sunwords.com/2009/11/15/whats-the-point-of-annual-performance-appraisals/comment-page-1/#comment-43690 Syntax Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:29:16 +0000 http://www.sunwords.com/?p=793#comment-43690 On point article. Another issue that of late has been disturbing me is the new craze with certifications. Almost every job ad these days demands for a prospective applicant to have one. But an interesting post on http://www.infoq.com/news/2009/04/anti-agile-cert-WAQB has highlighted some reasons NOT to get certification. Today as I was browsing my mail, an article on careers entitled 'How to tell if your workplace is dysfunctional' caught my attention. You can read it here: http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2083-Workplace-Issues-15-Signs-Your-Workplace-is-Dysfunctional/?sc_extcmp=JS_2083_home1&SiteId=cbmsnhp42083&ArticleID=2083&gt1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=9242289407164b6db84ea589e556f2aa-311658629-R5-4 It gives several examples of dysfunctionality in organizations that could well apply in Kenya... On point article. Another issue that of late has been disturbing me is the new craze with certifications. Almost every job ad these days demands for a prospective applicant to have one. But an interesting post on http://www.infoq.com/news/2009/04/anti-agile-cert-WAQB has highlighted some reasons NOT to get certification.

Today as I was browsing my mail, an article on careers entitled ‘How to tell if your workplace is dysfunctional’ caught my attention. You can read it here: http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2083-Workplace-Issues-15-Signs-Your-Workplace-is-Dysfunctional/?sc_extcmp=JS_2083_home1&SiteId=cbmsnhp42083&ArticleID=2083&gt1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=9242289407164b6db84ea589e556f2aa-311658629-R5-4 It gives several examples of dysfunctionality in organizations that could well apply in Kenya…

]]> By: Muhoro http://www.sunwords.com/2009/11/15/whats-the-point-of-annual-performance-appraisals/comment-page-1/#comment-43682 Muhoro Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:32:01 +0000 http://www.sunwords.com/?p=793#comment-43682 Kudos Bindra for this article. I've always been on a collision course because I view apparaisal as a paper filling exercise and I really liked it when you said that management already know who to give what. keep up the good work Regards, Muhoro Kudos Bindra for this article. I’ve always been on a collision course because I view apparaisal as a paper filling exercise and I really liked it when you said that management already know who to give what.

keep up the good work

Regards, Muhoro

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