While half yearly and monthly appraisals grew common after companies started ditching the bell curve and annual appraisal traditions, instant appraisal sessions are the new favourites. “In appraisals, when Managers appraise their teams on their competencies, it may get skewed basis the recent happenings. Some companies have turned to quick, app based appraisals while a few other firms appraise employees over regular over a cup of coffee catch-up sessions. The app, ACE, is used for instant feedback on employees. A wrong sense could lead to the entire people strategy of the firm going astray,” said Shalini Pillay of KPMG.

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2016 07:18 UTC