Q&A: “How could you do justice to the top performer” rated below weaker staff in a Bell Curve?

My short answer is: you can’t. At least not using a bell curve (a.k.a. forced-rating system). Ajit Vidyadharan posted this question in the Organizational Development Question and Answers section of LinkedIn: A genuine top performer has to be rated lower to fit in the “Bell Curve” and at the same time an average employee in another sub-group is rated higher because of this same “Bell Curve”; […]

OD FIELD NOTES for September 20, 2010

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Work-In-Progress: Macro-Design for Our #ODNet10 Presentation

Yesterday afternoon Tonya Peck and I sketched out the macro-design for our presentation on Beautiful Organizations that we’re preparing for next month’s #ODNET10 conference in New Orleans (register here). The brief for the talk is below: What do iPads & effective organizations have in common? Both are the result of the intentional creation of an authentic emotive experience. Peter Block, in his ODNet09 keynote address, […]

OD FIELD NOTES for September 17, 2010

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OD FIELD NOTES for September 16, 2010

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OD FIELD NOTES for September 15, 2010

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OD FIELD NOTES for September 14, 2010

get_locomotive: #OD_FIELD_NOTES: Trivia Tuesday: Leadership Development at Cornell’s Johnson School …: For more information on t… http://bit.ly/9okBff get_locomotive: #OD_FIELD_NOTES: Trivia Tuesday: Leadership Development at Cornell’s Johnson School …: For more information on t… http://bit.ly/9okBff get_locomotive: #OD_FIELD_NOTES: International Coach Federation – Greater Richmond » November 2010 …: November 2010 Program – Ef… http://bit.ly/aOUDA8 get_locomotive: #OD_FIELD_NOTES: International Coach Federation – Greater Richmond » November 2010 …: November […]