Abstract
During the summer and fall of 1994, employees were offered an opportunity to meet and talk about performance evaluation. A number of questions were prepared to stimulate conversation; but basically, the employees were encouraged to talk about their concerns. Nearly 150 employees attended a variety of discussion meetings to share their views. In some cases, specific groups requested to be included, such as secretaries. Comments were recorded and then returned to the employees for verification. Fourteen meetings were held, which generated more that 450 comments on the topic of performance evaluation and peripheral issues. The basic interest, which drove this activity, was the question is there a better way to conduct performance evaluations?
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