Reward Blueprints: 'This is a great report and will be very useful to us. It's always useful to see direct comparisons that are current.' (Comment on Evidence-based reward management: Case studies, issue 72)
In 2013, Microsoft took a big step. It removed its previous system of performance management – which used a process known as 'stack ranking' to divide employees into five performance categories along a targeted distribution of ratings – and replaced it with a new approach to performance and development that emphasises collaboration, feedback and rewards for impact. According to Lisa Dodge, Director – Global Performance Programmes, the change – now covering its 112,00-strong workforce worldwide – has brought positive results, with over two-thirds of employees and managers expressing satisfaction with the company’s new approach in staff surveys.
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