The Bell Curve has outlived its usefulness in the workplace

[True Believer]

It is nothing short of amazing that many companies in S'pore still indulge in outmoded policies such as grading their employees on a bell curve. Instead of examining goals to verify that they are set accurately, and having an effective system in place to track them, many HR depts still stick to this forced ranking system which requires the appraiser to use a rigid rating, which is usually not even fair in the eyes of the staff.

 

[50000]

I am told by my Prof friend that NTU/NUS all squeeze the student's grades into a bell curve as well..

its not just companies, its the stupid cuntry

 

[True Believer]

I am told by my Prof friend that NTU/NUS all squeeze the student's grades into a bell curve as well.. its not just companies, its the stupid cuntry

Companies that use the bell curve to classify employees into excellent, average and poor performers, assume that most will fall neatly into the mid-range. To satisfy the distribution pattern, a smaller number of staff will occupy the top of the curve and a few unfortunate individuals will find themselves labeled as non-performers at the bottom. While the curve makes HR’s task easier when it comes to rewarding top performers, spurring those in the mid-point to work harder and identifying the weak, it is nothing more than a regressive form of appraisal with more drawbacks than benefits.

 

[Eisenhut]

Bell curve also need to compare apple to apple. Lanjiao boss, lan jiao job scope, lanjiao salary, they expect premium performance? Lanjiao la

 

[Leongsam]

The Bell curve describes the natural order of things. Companies use it because it accurately depicts staff performance.

 

[sbfuncle]

It is nothing short of amazing that many companies in S'pore still indulge in outmoded policies such as grading their employees on a bell curve. Instead of examining goals to verify that they are set accurately, and having an effective system in place to track them, many HR depts still stick to this forced ranking system which requires the appraiser to use a rigid rating, which is usually not even fair in the eyes of the staff.

Ahh for this, some bosses who are of a clear and smart mind, would look at Bell curves at a different view point.

I have a short storlee to share.
Last time after I had beaten a woman director in X company to a puppy, after I corrected all her mistakes, she wasn't happy about it and gave me a bad appraisal. Before I left for good, this woman was deployed out of the project.
Subsequent superior that came in to leeplace her gave me very good appraisals.
So during a time when the project was sunset and we needed to attend interviews within the same company for other postings.
When i was called out for an interview by this clear minded hirer, he causally asked me.. Do you know why you got a rating of 4 during your first year, and subsequently all were good? I told him I doesn't know, despite I knew that it was a leevenge from that woman.
He then told me, is becos of the bell curve. But I think he knew that I was actually been misgraded. Cos end of that interview he told me, I only selected you for this interview out of all your team members.

This storlee I can swear to violent death one
And this storlee tells me
Time can tell
Or
纸是包不主火的

 

[True Believer]

Bell curve also need to compare apple to apple. Lanjiao boss, lan jiao job scope, lanjiao salary, they expect premium performance? Lanjiao la

The bell curve remains a much despised system of appraisal as average ranked employees - who form the majority - end up believing that their contributions have not been appreciated by the management. The bottom performers will feel insulted by such a label, and who can truly blame them? Staff morale is quickly destroyed by being classified under either of these two categories.

 

[True Believer]

The Bell curve describes the natural order of things. Companies use it because it accurately depicts staff performance.

HR must review their individual KPIs, and ensure that the criteria are accurately set with an effective system in place to track them.

 

[syed putra]

I thought only sexy women get promoted. That was the curve. Nobody mentioned the bell.

 

[True Believer]

I thought only sexy women get promoted. That was the curve. Nobody mentioned the bell.

 

[True Believer]

I thought only sexy women get promoted. That was the curve. Nobody mentioned the bell.