The plan to institute a forced or “standardized” distribution of performance ratings upon the federal workforce has survived ...

A new proposal addresses “inflated” evaluations for federal employees and the failure to “materially differentiate” between performance levels, OPM said.

Annual evaluations don’t break careers — silence does. Without clear, quarterly feedback, confusion replaces growth and ...

The Office of Personnel Management on Monday finalized a rule that would permit agencies to use forced distribution to rate the performance of members of the Senior Executive Service. Under such a ...

The 1–10 rating system sounds objective, but it’s vulnerable to personal bias and apathetic evaluators, while lacking any actionable path for growth ...

Every year, organisations invest time and energy into performance reviews. New templates are introduced. Systems are upgraded. Forms become more detailed. Yet the outcome rarely changes.Employees feel ...