Backlash against forced ranking

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Backlash against forced ranking

Of all the ideas propagated by former General Electric boss Jack Welch, sacking the worst 10% of employees every year is the most dangerous, writes Michael Skapinker in the Financial Times newspaper.

Skapinker suspects that most companies would make a mess of identifying the worst performers. What's more, such an approach is likely to undermine trust and teamwork and invite litigation.

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Title: "Losing the weakest link", by Michael Skapinker, Financial Times, 13 February 2002.

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