Hi.

This is the only area I could think of to post this in.
Anyone who knows a better place, please let me know. (Please keep it nice).

The employers of some people I know have introduced self-appraisal. 
I decided this would be an interesting Human Resource issues topic to 
investigate in my studies post-Grad course.

Two things (it's only a brief paper):

        Experiences (and data if possible) please (anon. of course)
                along the lines of what whas hoped and did it happen, 
                for example did the employee get involved as the theories
                suggest?
        
        How to ensure fairness:
                how does an employee with no HR training give a balanced 
                account of themselves?
                        or
                what happens when the supervisor's comments contradict
                the employee's views (how do we get the employee to tell
                us what he *really* thinks in an appraisal)?

For those of you who respond well to differing views, it seems to me that 
the self-appraisal approach can be used as a cop-out to relieve the burden 
on supervisors. Also, if the supervisor is lazy, this sort of thing will lead
to horrible reviews where incapable people are too inadequate to sell 
themselves every year and so management looks outside for ideas and resources
because they don't know of the internal talent.

There, that should get you started.

Anon. responses to PO 121 The Patch.
All others to here please.

Anyone wishing a compilation of responses, please let me know.


Thanks in anticipation (even for the flames).

Mark





                




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