A Conversation with Dr. Jim Smither
Shreya Sarkar-Barney, Ph.D
Several organizations have done away with performance ratings, and others have made a steadfast commitment to this practice. For those reconsidering their approach – should one scrap performance ratings or work to improve the process? Perhaps the more important question is -are performance appraisals the real problem or is it something else? We spoke with Dr. Jim Smither, a well-known authority on Performance management. Dr. Smither's research has appeared in the top-tier peer-reviewed journals. He is also a highly regarded advisor and consultant to corporations and not-for-profit organizations. This blog post has the excerpts of our conversation with Dr. Smither on this controversial topic.