Teena Osgood, a second vice president at the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., routinely got high marks in coaching and development from her superiors. Then the company asked her subordinates ...

Rule Number One: The boss is always right. Rule Number Two: If the boss is wrong, see Rule Number One. Fortunately this traditional approach to organisational life is beginning to fade, as practices ...

I have been asked to take part in an upward appraisal of a partner I work with a lot. To be honest, I don't rate him at all, for a number of reasons that I won't go into. I have been assured that ...

Performance appraisal is "one-to-one" feedback, constructive criticism and career guidance rolled into one formal interview or written report. Performance reviews are said to motivate good workers, ...