Reply to post: Iron Law of bureaucracy applies here

Google cancels bi-annual performance reviews, shifts to GRAD system

sad_loser

Iron Law of bureaucracy applies here

https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/iron.html

However a simple quick semi-structured quarterly review with direct reports can and should be a pleasure, not a pain. It is only when the HR people start trying to own it and the outputs that it becomes problematic.

A corporate turnaround guru I know always fires the HR department first, because if they were good at their job, he wouldn’t need to be there. He says just doing that significantly lifts morale on its own.

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