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	<title>Comments on: Reading the scale: a 5-point system is best for performance reviews</title>
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		<title>By: linda</title>
		<link>http://blog.bloomware.com/2010/07/07/reading-the-scale-a-5-point-system-is-best-for-performance-reviews/#comment-203</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[My company uses the same scale as yours.  I view the performance review process as a valuable way to sit formally with my staff and hear their concerns and their input related to their job performance.  I do think that most companies do NOT take this process seriously that is why there is much debate about the process working.  You get what you give.  If you as the manager take the time to do the evaluation correctly, I think it is one of the  most useful tools we have.  If not, then don&#039;t expect too much from it.  Also, I use the 360 feedback for employee development.  This way they get a review from their peers, subordinates, and customers.  This gives them more input from someone other than their manager.  If these tools are used correctly, I have seen them prove to be effective.]]></description>
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